(This is the fifth edition of our weekly power rankings of politicians most likely to be chosen as Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate in 2020.)

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We now know who will be in charge of vetting Joe Biden’s potential vice presidential nominees and when he hopes that process will wrap up.

Here’s the quartet of people who will be Biden’s VP vetters: Former Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and longtime Biden counsel Cynthia C. Hogan. And, according to Biden, he wants that group to wrap up the process of sifting through potential nominees by July. If so, that would allow him ample time to make a decision – usually announced in the days just before the party’s national convention, which, in theory, is slated to start August 17 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The only thing we don’t know at this point is who he will pick. Which is where I come in!

Below are my rankings of the 10 women most likely, at his moment, to wind up on the national ticket alongside Biden. These rankings are based on public statements – from both Biden and the potential veeps – reporting and plain old political intuition. I release new rankings every Thursday (last week’s are here) so if you don’t see your VP favorite or think a candidate is too high or too low on my list, just wait a week! The veepstakes are a moving target.

(One note: Former Georgia state lawmaker Stacey Abrams has dropped off the list this week – she was 10th last week – simply because I am convinced Biden is not likely to pick someone who is actively campaigning for the job.)

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin

10. Tammy Baldwin: On paper, picking Baldwin makes a huge amount of sense. She’s a proven vote-getter in a very swing-y state (55% for her reelection win in Wisconsin in 2018) and would make history as the first openly gay person to appear on a national ticket for either party. But there seems to be little-to-no buzz around Baldwin and she seems uniquely uninterested in talking much about her prospects. (Previous ranking: 9)

Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth

9. Tammy Duckworth: I’m still saying that the Illinois senator is the best bet to be a dark horse pick when Biden makes the choice. But at the moment, she’s doing very little that would suggest she is angling to be in that mix. Which might be the smartest thing she can do! Also, read this Washington Post piece on why Duckworth may well be Biden’s safest choice. (Previous ranking: 8)

Florida Rep. Val Demings

8. Val Demings: Demings, a two-term Florida House member and former Orlando police chief, has been on and off my list for weeks now as I’ve struggled to figure out just how real the buzz around her actually is. She’s back on the list this week because I have become convinced that her law and order background, her grace under pressure (she was 1 of 7 House managers who argued President Donald Trump’s impeachment case in front of the Senate) and the fact that she hails from a state that the President must win this fall mean she has to be under real consideration. (Previous ranking: N/A)

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

7. Gretchen Whitmer: The Michigan governor caved late last week on her most stringent quarantine guidelines after a statewide (and national) outcry arose. That’s smart, because the negative attention she was drawing was not helping her VP chances one bit. So Whitmer has stabilized her political footing, but there’s no question some of the shine has come off of her star as a result. (Previous ranking: 7)

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren

6. Elizabeth Warren: The more I think about it, the less likely I think it is that the Massachusetts senator winds up on the ticket with Biden. Not only do they disagree on the best approach to reforming our health care system, but stylistically, they are oil and water: Warren is a revolutionary, Biden is an incrementalist. Plus, there’s the political calculation that naming Warren as VP would hand Republicans her Senate seat for the first five-plus months of Biden’s term. (Previous ranking: 5)

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

5. Keisha Lance Bottoms: While KLB already had something of a national profile thanks to her relentless surrogate work for Biden during the contested primary fight, she now has an even larger footprint due to her opposition to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s controversial decision to reopen the state amid the coronavirus pandemic. KLB has used her perch as the mayor of Atlanta to lead the charge against Kemp’s decision – and drawn lots of national attention for it: She is a regular presence on cable TV these days. At the moment, she’s doing everything right. (Previous ranking: 6)

Susan Rice

4. Susan Rice: Biden has repeatedly emphasized two key criteria when looking for his VP: Experience in government and a general agreement in governing philosophy with him. Rice fits perfectly on both fronts. She’s a former national security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations, and served alongside Biden in the Obama administration for nearly a decade. My only question about Rice: Does her closeness to the Benghazi controversy, which may well have cost her the secretary of state job, scare Biden off? (Previous ranking: 4)

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto

3. Catherine Cortez Masto: Cortez Masto isn’t talking at all about her potential VP prospects, but former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a mentor for the current Nevada senator, won’t shut up about them. “He’s obviously taking a look at her, I think that is good,” Reid told the Las Vegas Review Journal this week of the former vice president, adding that Cortez Masto “would help Biden a lot.” Reid is right. Masto is not only one of the highest-profile Latina elected officials in the country but also hails from the Southwest, a critical area for both campaigns in the fall. (Previous ranking: 3)

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar

2. Amy Klobuchar: As she gears up her campaign for VP, Klobuchar is making sure to patch up any hard feelings from the 2020 primary – most notably with former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, with whom she feuded repeatedly during the race. The two appeared together on “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night with one goal in mind: To show that any animosity they might have had is gone as they unite to beat President Trump this fall. That’s a very smart thing for Klobuchar to do, as the knock on her has long been that she doesn’t play all that well with others. (Previous ranking: 2)

California Sen. Kamala Harris

1. Kamala Harris: The California senator is one of the most active surrogates – albeit virtually due to the coronavirus – of the Biden campaign right now. On Monday, for example, she hosted an event for the campaign on how Covid-19 has disproportionately impacted African Americans. And in the Senate, Harris is set to introduce a bill that would create a task force to examine how and why the virus has hit the black community so hard. With all that activity, Harris is showing no signs of relinquishing her hold on the top spot. (Previous ranking: 1)