Politico Let’s the Cat Out of the Bag By Accidentally Reporting Biden’s Running Mate Pick

Politico may have let the cat out of the bag by reporting that Kamala Harris was chosen to be Joe Biden’s running mate.  Because she was that little girl, Joe.

Biden, set to announce his VP pick next week, was cheated out of it by Politico in its “running-mate rundown,” which indicated that he chose the California senator on August 1.

“Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris to become his running mate for the 2020 election on Aug. 1, two weeks before the Democratic National Convention, after keeping his choice close to the chest for months,” Politico wrote about the potential Democratic ticket.

Fox News affirmed the piece was published by accident before it was deleted. The story was picked up by Mark Bednar, spokesperson for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and included a quote:

“In his announcement, Biden called Harris ‘a worthy opponent and a worthy running mate,’ alluding to the pair’s rivalry during the earlier stages of the Democratic primary. She will bring her experience as a prosecutor, household name recognition, and skill as a debater to the ticket,” the report read.

Brad Dayspring, Politico’s VP of marketing and communication, told Fox News that “placeholder text” for Harris was accidentally published.  I don’t believe that for a second.  It wouldn’t surprise me if the Biden campaign didn’t set the whole thing up.

“Placeholder text was mistakenly published to the site,” Dayspring said. “Our standard practice is to use ‘lorem ipsum’ as placeholder text. In this instance, that did not happen. We regret the error and any confusion that it caused.”  Lorem ipsum is a gibberish language that is used in publishing when real text is not available to fill spaces, only to be replaced when made available.

Harris, Willie Brown’s chew toy (RUFF RUFF),  is among a number of women on Biden’s VP shortlist, together with Representatives Karen Bass and Val Demmings, Senators Tammy Duckworth, and former Obama nationwide safety adviser Suan Rice.

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