Also, an update on congress a reliefo pass package. Also we will take your calls, and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal good morning. As monday, august 10, 2020. Election day and one week until the start of the democratic convention. It is crunch time until joe biden will announce who will join him on the democratic ticket. Will open our phone line to democrats only get your thoughts on who joe biden should pick as his running mate. Democrats in the eastern and central time zones can call in, 2027488000 democrats in the pacific timezone, 2027488001. You can also send us a text. Andse include your name where you are from. Also catch up with us on social media. cspanwj. Democrats only can start calling now. We hear from you about which woman should appear with joe biden on the democratic ticket this fall. Phone lines are on your screen. Cnn editor this from at large his final Vice President rankings, his top five on the most likely picks are. Number five, california congresswoman karen bass. Number four, tammy duckworth. Number three, minnesota michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer. Number two, susan rice, and number one, senator Kamala Harris. That is so he thinks is the most likely choice for joe biden to choose as his Vice President if he were to win the vice presidency. This is what he writes about senator harris. I have done these rankings topy week and she is not a the charts because she has the best combination of skills, has charismatic is a charismatic debater, and would be an historic pick is the first africanamerican and indianamerican take on the ticket. She has drawbacks her record as attorney general in california is ripe for the picking and her performance as a candidate is worrisome, but not it all out and harris still makes the most sense for joe biden. A brief exchange with a reporter near his ronald beach house in democraticresumptive nominee joe biden gave no indication yesterday morning whether he has come to a decision on his running mate, simply asking are you ready to that reporter. Alreadyton post has committed her time to raising cash one picked. The woman will be holding a grassroots fundraiser and hold a woman for biden women for biden fundraiser event. Bidens calendar also filling up. On thursday, he will headline a fundraiser with muslim americans, and on the first day of the National Convention he will opaque appear on a virtual fundraiser with House Speaker nancy pelosi. Democrats only, who should joe biden pick as his running mate. Tyrone up first out of new york city. Good morning to you. Caller thank you. Thanks for taking my call. I think he should pick susan rice. She is very intelligent and kick bull of being the president. She did a good job. They made up this whole thing against her with this benghazi situation. They will bring that back up again as if she went out and killed thent out and dignitary that got killed out there. She is a good person and she knows the job. He is not pulling from the senate. Took senator harris or Elizabeth Warren, we would have to have someone who fills those seats. Susanlly he will take rice. Attitude isstic alive and well. We have to overcome that and voter suppression. Hopefully we get through all of that, we win the election command susan rice becomes the Vice President. Host obviously you want him to pick susan rice. How important is it for joe biden to not just pick a woman, but to pick an africanamerican woman . Forer it is very important him to pick can american woman. The women pulled his but out of the fire, and ive can americans in general. We need to know that we are recognized in this country as a voting force that can change the direction that this country is going in and we should be by ourated and rewarded dedication to this country and what happens in this country. That is why i think he should pick an africanamerican woman, and women are so much smarter than men. I have to say that. They are very capable. It is just the fact that we believe that the only people that can obtain the things in this country are white men. We are culturally conditioned to believe that, and that is why we are in the predicament we are in right now. So many people believe that only donald trump because he told us only he can do this, and people actually believe that, not recognizing that women are more important than we give them credit for. Host tyrone out of new york city this morning. This is the opinion page of usa with the headline a woman Vice President is the least biden can do. Heres what they write about women voters in relation to joe biden. Women are the ones that are brought biden to power for as many decades of Public Service. In 1990 he won reelection with 66 of delaware women supporting him compared with 58 of support for men. 15 point later, a percentage cap emerged. It was women, and more suspense specifically black women, that proved the most reliable voters that sent barack obama and biden to the white house in 2008 and 2012. When black women voters call for a return on their investment, it is important to recognize their rights and her investment has been a Democratic Party and biden specifically. Rick is next. A democrat out of boston. Good morning. Caller good morning. I think they should pick harris from california. I think she can do the job, basically. Host why do you think she can do the job . Caller i have seen her on the campaign trail and the debates. I think she could do the job. As i looked at the republican side, the Vice President , this guide is not say anything. Trunk just doodles all over him. He wears a mask when Donald Trump Tells him to wear a mask and this guy not saying anything, this guy acts like he wants to be the president after trump. You have two clowns in the white house. Host bring it back to the Democratic Party. Joe biden would be 78 if you were elected and when he assumes office. How important is age in his Vice President ial pick . Center, harris, 55 years old. Caller age is a factor. Ae with knowledge, but not acting stupid, like donald trump on people not to wear masks. Youk about experience have some out here time enough to wear a mask, and everyone is wears themask he jacket. You have sick people, and this guy is Walking Around different buildings talking about going into any building. It is like him talking about i can shoot anyone and get away with the pivot that is what he is doing to this country. Host judy in brooklyn. Caller good morning. I choose susan rice and could because she has had the experience of working with barack obama and joe biden for the last eight or 12 years, and i think that she would be able to step into the office and run the country effectively if mr. Biden is unable to continue because of his age. I think he will be fine, but i think susan rice has the knowledge, experience, the poise, and just to be able to work with all the World Leaders that clearly donald trump does not possess, and that is my comment. Host the New York Times with their wrapup of potential vp picks. This is what they write about susan rice. Serving with biden in the Obama Administration for eight years, and their working relationship 1990s wheno the rice was assistant secretary of was on the Foreign Relations committee. Her International Experience would leave no doubt she is ready for the most sensitive parts of the job that she has in a National Campaign in the learning curve can be steep. This is one of the quotes from her i am humbled and honored to be among the accomplishment being considered in that regard. New york times with that wrapup coming this past weekend. Joe biden originally said he would announce by august 1, but according to some reports, aides saying is coming this week. Would have to come by the democratic National Convention. Carolyn is next out of charlotte, North Carolina. Good morning. Caller good morning. I would like to see joe biden take Gretchen Whitmer, the michigan governor. I am a napkin american female, but i am an African American female, but it is important to me to have someone that could step into that position if something did happen to the Vice President , and i think it would be a very strong ticket. Michigan is a state that we need. So, yet, my vote is for the michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer. Host that executive experience as governor is a key factor here for you . Caller it definitely is a key factor. She has been very effective with the covid response, and i think that type of experience is important, as well as the criminal justice changes that she has put through in michigan. I used to live in detroit. I have family and friends there. I get firsthand what she is doing and it is very positive. I think she would make a positive addition to the ticket. Host carolyn, is age a factor for you . Gretchen whitmer is 40 years old. A factor. Is also a big factor, she is authentic, genuine, something i dont see with senator harris, and it bothers me. I hear a number of people say that she is the choice, and i definitely respect to senator, but i do not find her authentic. Candidate and a she did not get a lot of votes. It worries me that she may not be able to win a ticket in 2024 if the president , you know, cannot continue, and acting commissioner gun michigan governor has passion. She is a governor. And she is authentic. Thank you. BeganGretchen Whitmer serving as governor in the 2019,ing of last year, and democrats in much of the country learning more about her since she delivered the democratic response to Donald Trumps state of the union dress in february. Jim in spencer, North Carolina. Your next. Caller it is a twopart answer. I do not think, harris will be Kamala Harris will be selected vp. I hope he will put her to the side and let her be the supreme justice nominee. My vote would be barbara lee i like how she has stood up to the left and the right in the decision to go to war. That plays a lot in me being a veteran. Host you concerned about the congresswoman not having the National Reputation of a after her harris Kamala Harris after her president ial campaign and being in the spotlight after that . Someone i am, but i think barack obama did not have National Attention until he got in there. It concerns me, but i like the fact that she would stand up for what is right, not going to war, and who we are 20 years later, still at war. Caller that is jim in spencer, North Carolina. Democrats only democrats in the central and eastern time. One, 2027488000 in the mountain and pacific time zones, 2027488001. Asking simply who should joe biden pick as his running mate. Many expecting it to come in the next coming days, perhaps even today. Roy in melbourne, florida. Caller yes, i think the pick hands down should be Kamala Harris. Host and why is that . Lost the caller this morning, but on senator harris getting the attention of the New York Times in a very long story that begins on the front page this morning. The headline is a top cop now a reformer wrestling with headlineecord is the there. The article notes that as a leading contender, this harris has emerged as a strong voice on the issues of Police Misconduct that sam 2 seem to be certain as part of her campaign but in her own president ial run she struggled to clarify her calls for reform with her long history in law enforcement. An examination of that record shows how mens harris was far more miss harris was far more resident in another time. Since becoming attorney general in 2011 she avoided intervening in killings by police of protesters and flyers were distributed. The story goes on to say amid the national rh stoked by the 2014 killing of michael ferguson, there were police please, but she did not step in except the next ordinary circumstances and said it was not her job. If you want to read more on that story, the front page of New York Times. Robert is next. Caller good morning, sir. Think to say this, but i this is how america will react if mr. Biden selects one of those women, especially in africanamerican woman. We are a racist society. How does mr. Trump get 64 Million People to vote for him if he selects africanamerican woman, it will be a greater landslide than mondaleferraro. Host who would you pick . Caller general james mattis, to be honest, because for the past 20 years we had a volunteer army. Citizens,icans, as have not had skin in the game as far as a draft. It has been 1 of our people men and women that have served in wars. On their else can go merry way with the economy, thinking it is the economy, stupid, and these men and women have been suffering and dying for us, going to iraq, which was a total mistake by george w. Input i hopeocrat it is a sweep for congress and a senate. Totally were wrong, wrong, especially in this time and date with what happened with mr. Floyd and what has happened with africanamericans iroughout our history, but believe it might be the right move morally, but politically will be the wrong move for mr. Biden. I hate to say it. In webster, new york. Democrats can call him. We will step away from the veep stakes for just a minute to turn back to what we have been talking about for the last couple of weeks the latest on Coronavirus Relief legislation theturn to jennifer headline on the front page of roll call about the president signing those covid19 economic , not thetions president has signed them, where does that leave negotiations between Congressional Democrats and the love white house one and comes to a legislative package . Guest negotiations seem to have completely broken up. The last time Democratic Leaders, Steve Mnuchin and mark meadows that was on friday afternoon. That meeting did not go well according to either side that was in that meeting, so they are now not planning to meet again at this point in time. Congress also has left washington, d. C. , on its august recess so both chambers are not set to be back in session until after labor day. Unless there is a massive change in the negotiating stance from democrats or the Trump Administration, it seems like those talks are going to be on until at least september. Host nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer dismissing the legality of the president s executive actions and saying they are not enough. Do they also signal any willingness for potential, ms. Murray comes to future talks . Guest i dont think so. Two of the biggest issues heading into the negotiations were federal and has been that is giving people an additional 600 per week to get through these lockdown orders and various Economic Issues that we have seen throughout the pandemic. They really did not want to move on that issue and that was a republicanfor negotiators. Democrats are also adamant that state and local governments need additional funding from the federal government to avoid a dropoff in Public Service and a layoff in public employees. Those are things it sounds like they did not get as many concessions from the administration if they wanted to. Then there are a lot of other issues in the negotiations around funding for education, food aid, and things like that. It sounds it there were still some issues on that. Host since the president signed those executive actions on saturday, over the weekend, where does that leave his negotiators here mark meadows and Steve Mnuchin . How much now do they have to defend what the president did as enough versus saying heres a we will give to do more to come to some sort of compromise . Does it change the negotiating position . It is not so far that will be interesting thing to see heading into september. One of the big deadlines were looking at is that end of the federal fiscal year at the end of september. That point in time, congress and the Trump Administration will need to work out some stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial Government Shutdown on october 1. There is a lot of expectation right now that when they start those talks all of those issues that remain unresolved on additional Coronavirus Relief could come into play again and there might be negotiations again in september. Democrats really want to see the day the Trump Administration come up in their funding level for Coronavirus Relief. It sounds like they were staying between 1 trillion in 2 trillion, and democrats want to see above 2 trillion from their perspective. So, that is one of the ongoing issues. Democrats really want to see more than the 150 billion in state and local aid that admonition and meadow offer and and Steve Mnuchin and mark meadows offer and they want to see a continuation of the benefits of