Hillary Clinton declined to get into any specifics about her Vice Presidential pick. | AP Photo Clinton: 'Maybe' country is ready for two women to lead

Although Hillary Clinton declined to get into specifics on her thinking about a potential running mate, the presumptive Democratic nominee said it is possible the United States is ready to have two women running on the same presidential ticket, “maybe this time, maybe in the future.”

During an interview with ABC News’ David Muir in Brooklyn before she declared victory on Tuesday night, Clinton was asked about the answer Sen. Jon Tester of Montana, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, gave last week when asked about the possibility of Clinton picking Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) as her running mate. Tester praised Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and remarked, “Well, I don’t know. Is the country ready for two women? I don’t know. You know? I don’t know.”


Tester walked back the comments Tuesday, saying he “wasn’t thinking” and “I’ve never had a position against” Warren.

“She’d make a great running mate, absolutely,” Tester said.

Clinton responded to Muir, according to a transcript, "Well, I’m not going to get into vice presidential choices but I have the highest regard for Senator Warren."

As far as whether the country would be “ready for two women,” regardless of who it is, Clinton was less definite.

“I think at some point. Maybe this time, maybe in the future,” Clinton said. “But we’re going to be looking for the most qualified person to become president should something happen to me, if I’m fortunate enough to be the president.”

Asked whether Bernie Sanders would be a good fit, Clinton said the campaign is going to be “looking at everybody who has something to contribute.”

There is no short list of potential running mates, she said, explaining, “We’re just beginning to gather up information and think about this.”

