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Sex, money, social media - how VP contenders are vetted - BBC News

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have both been through the intensive vice-presidential vetting process themselves As Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris vets potential running mates, spare a thought for the contenders as they undergo a process that one past participant likens to "a colonoscopy performed with a telescope”. Have you ever paid for sex? Have you ever paid for an abortion? Have you ever had a homosexual encounter? This is just some of the material in questionnaires fired off during the exhaustive vetting process for previous US vice-presidential nominees. Potential partners to join Ms Harris on the Democratic ticket for November's election will have to answer up to 200 questions before they can even begin to be seriously considered. The vetters - campaign officials and lawyers who volunteer their billable hours for the networking and prestige - often have about a month to dig up every grain of dirt they can find. The Harris campaign has a matter of days to pick a runn

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have both been through the intensive vice-presidential vetting process themselves By Jude Sheerin BBC News, Washington Published 31 July 2024 As Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris vets potential running mates, spare a thought for the contenders as they undergo a process that one past participant likens to "a colonoscopy performed with a telescope”. Have you ever paid for sex? Have you ever paid for an abortion? Have you ever had a homosexual encounter? This is just some of the material in questionnaires fired off

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