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Former second lady, Dr. Jill Biden, would completely support her husband, former Vice President Joe Biden choosing former first lady Michelle Obama as his running mate, but she was skeptical that the former first lady would accept the offer.
"You know, I'd love it if Michelle would agree to it but I think she's had it with politics," Jill told CNN's New Day on Friday. "She's so good at everything she does."
Despite her expectation that Michelle wouldn't want to jump back into the world of politics, Jill added that it would be "wonderful." Even if it isn't the former first lady, Jill said her husband would likely look for someone who he could have a relationship with that was similar to the one he had with former President Barack Obama.
Their shared values contributed to why they "got along so well," according to Jill. So, she suspected her husband would select a "woman who has the same values that he does."
Joe Biden, who is expected to become the Democratic presidential nominee, has said he would choose a woman to be his vice president and it's not the first time Michelle's name has been floated. On Monday, he told KDKA that he'd "take her in a heartbeat" to be his vice president.
"She's brilliant. She knows the way around. She is a really fine woman. The Obamas are great friends," he explained.

However, Joe Biden and his wife seem to be on the same page about the likelihood Michelle would want the job and he said he didn't think she "has any desire to live near the White House again."
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, two former presidential contenders, both said they would accept the job if it was offered to them, as would Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. During an interview with Elle on April 15, Abrams said she would make an "excellent running mate."
"If I am selected, I am prepared and excited to serve," Abrams said.
Along with her experience in politics and the work she did building up to the gubernatorial campaign, Abrams added during an interview with CNN's David Axelrod that she could help ensure people of color vote in November. She said she respects every woman who is a potential candidate, but said it's vital to have candidates that can speak to communities of color and get them to turn out to vote, adding she is one of those people.
Joe Biden expects the group tasked with vetting potential candidates will be formed by May 1 and a list of contenders will be narrowed down in July, according to an interview he did on CBS' The Late Show with James Corden.
"The first and most important quality is someone who, if I were to walk away immediately from the Office for whatever reason that they can be president and the public could look at that person and say she is capable of being President of the United States tomorrow," Biden told Corden.
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