A pair of party members told Boston.com that the request is not a clear indication that Clinton is going a different route with her VP choice. The person would only speak on condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting.
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Warren has played the role of Donald Trump Twitter tormentor ever since he became the presumptive Republican nominee.
Clinton’s meetings with the remaining vice-presidential candidates are continuing: She has met with or is expected to meet soon with Sen.
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, who campaigned with Clinton on Thursday, is also being vetted, and is considered a leading contender for the position.
Clinton met separately with Massachusetts Sen.
Clinton was joined by campaign chairman John Podesta and vice chairwoman Huma Abedin.
Brian Fallon, a Clinton campaign spokesman, would only say in a statement that Clinton “held a series of campaign-related meetings at her Washington home, including several about her vice presidential selection process”.
And at a well-attended joint rally in Cincinnati last month that fueled speculation about an all-female ticket, Warren drew loud applause for a stinging indictment of Trump as “a small, insecure money grubber”.
But Warren has been seen as an unlikely pick to Democrats inside and outside Clinton’s campaign, in part because the two don’t know each other well and there are concerns that Warren – a darling with the left – could overshadow the top of the ticket. Bernie Sanders during the primaries.
The Democratic governor declined to comment on his visit.
Castro is a 41-year-old former San Antonio mayor who delivered the keynote address at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
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