No Surprise Here: Joe Biden: I'd Pick Michelle Obama as Running Mate 'in a Heartbeat' Wonder what Bind meant by "in a heartbeat" - does he know his life will be coming to an end soon? From Breitbart: Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee, said he would undoubtedly select former first lady Michelle Obama to be his running mate, though he admitted she likely does not want to jump back into politics anytime soon. “I’d take her in a heartbeat,” Biden said in a Monday interview with CBS Pittsburgh when asked if he would add Obama to the ticket. “She’s brilliant. She knows the way around. She is a really fine woman. The Obamas are great friends.” However, he said he doubts she wants the job. “I don’t think she has any desire to live near the White House again,” Biden said. In the same interview, Biden reiterated his pledge to select a woman as his running mate and said the vetting process is still ongoing. “I’ll commit to that [it will] be a woman because it is very important that my administration look like the public, look like the nation,” he said. “And there will be, committed that there will be a woman of color on the Supreme Court, that doesn’t mean there won’t be a vice president, as well.” ormer Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee, said he would undoubtedly select former first lady Michelle Obama to be his running mate, though he admitted she likely does not want to jump back into politics anytime soon. “I’d take her in a heartbeat,” Biden said in a Monday interview with CBS Pittsburgh when asked if he would add Obama to the ticket. “She’s brilliant. She knows the way around. She is a really fine woman. The Obamas are great friends.” However, he said he doubts she wants the job. “I don’t think she has any desire to live near the White House again,” Biden said. In the same interview, Biden reiterated his pledge to select a woman as his running mate and said the vetting process is still ongoing. “I’ll commit to that [it will] be a woman because it is very important that my administration look like the public, look like the nation,” he said. “And there will be, committed that there will be a woman of color on the Supreme Court, that doesn’t mean there won’t be a vice president, as well.”