I don't think Biden will select somebody who was never a congresswoman, senator, or governor. It just doesn't happen these days.I don’t know about Obama having a hand in Buttigieg and Klobuchar dropping out.
I know Buttigieg and Klobuchar are Democrats like Biden is and like Sanders is not. I think the decision to coalesce around Biden was a lot easier after watching Trump’s rise and total takeover of the GOP. I don’t think Amy and Pete wanted the dem party to lurch and lose its way like what happened to the republicans. Plus the writing was on the wall for them and it’s better to be on the inside than the outside.
I used to think Stacy Abrams was a show in but now I feel like Harris is just a better fit.