Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she hasn’t spoken to Joe Biden about running in 2020. | AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite 2020 Dianne Feinstein’s 2020 pick: Joe Biden

Dianne Feinstein’s California colleague Kamala Harris may run for president. But Feinstein already has her preferred candidate in mind: Joe Biden.

The Democratic senator, fresh off reelection to a fifth term, told a pair of reporters on Thursday morning that the former vice president and Delaware senator is the ideal choice to run against President Donald Trump. This despite the fact that more than a half-dozen Senate Democrats, including Harris, are considering running for president in 2020.


“Joe was chairman of the Judiciary [Committee] when he came to this place. I’ve watched him as vice president, I’ve seen him operate, I’ve seen him perform,” Feinstein said. “He brings a level of experience and seniority which I think is really important.”

Biden has led some early polls and is considering running after passing on a run in 2016.

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Feinstein said she hasn’t spoken to Biden about running in 2020.

“That’s just my view,” she said.