The Atlantic: “Now, much to Bass’s—and pretty much everyone else’s—surprise, Biden’s team is taking her seriously as a potential vice-presidential running mate… He’s the leader of the party now. Will he decide its future by anointing a successor, or pick someone, like Bass, who’s less likely to run for president?” “Bass came up as a community organizer in Los Angeles and worked as a physician assistant in emergency rooms during the AIDS crisis.