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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 14, 2020. Photo: Patrick Semansky/AP

Dear Joe Biden,

If you win in November, you will be 78 years old at your inauguration — the oldest person ever to enter the White House.

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Sorry to be blunt, but the actuarial tables suggest there is a one in five chance you may not make it to the end of your first term. (Keep doing those workouts !)

Voters, therefore, will be paying more attention than normal to who you decide to pick as your vice presidential candidate — and heir apparent. Unlike in most previous presidential elections , who you choose to nominate as your running mate in 2020 really does matter. It could be one of the most consequential VP picks in modern American history.

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So far, you’ve said you plan on picking a woman . And if some of the leaks from your campaign are to be believed, these are four of the top runners and riders: Elizabeth Warren , Kamala Harris , Stacey Abrams , and Amy Klobuchar .

All of them are formidable politicians. Harris, the skilled inquisitor ; Abrams, the voting rights’ champion ; Klobuchar, the bipartisan Midwesterner .

But it is Warren who stands out from the rest. If you were to offer her the VP slot, the senator from Massachusetts has said , without hesitation, that she would accept it.

You should make that offer. And make it soon.

Of course, I have my own agenda here. Like plenty of others on the left, the reason I want Warren on the ticket is to keep you in check, while continuing to push for policies like universal health care , an end to the filibuster , and a wealth tax . She’s a progressive; you’re not.

But here’s the thing: there are three simple reasons why you should want her as your running mate too.

She’s popular. Yes, you soundly beat her in the Democratic presidential primaries — including, humiliatingly, on her home turf of Massachusetts.

Consider the latest polls, however. According to Axios , a new survey in the key swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin, commissioned by Donors of Color Action, found Warren to be “the overall candidate to beat” among potential vice presidential nominees, with “the most consistent support among white and black voters in both states.” She even outpolled Harris among black voters.Meanwhile, a YouGov/Economist nationwide poll of Democratic voters found “one woman emerges as a clear choice: Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren,” who “leads in every age group, and with both men and women.” She also happens to be the sixth most popular Democrat in the United States — you’re fifth! — and the most popular woman in the party.Come November, and especially against Donald Trump and his #MAGA cult, you’re going to need an enthused and energetic Democratic base behind you.

This Piece Originally Appeared in theintercept.com

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