 handpicks vice president. Now, he has made clear, obviously, by picking her now twice, that he thinks she's the next person to step in if he can't do the job. So in that sense, he has already given us his judgment. But if he endorses her, that probably clears the field. If he doesn't, anything is possible. You can see other Democrats jumping in and having a several-week-long campaign leading up to the convention to see who might come out on top. New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker. It's 618.