How Clinton might promote Congress’s highest-ranking Latino

*This is what’s fueling the talk: he’s the House Democratic Caucus Chairman; he got a prime speaking slot at the Democratic convention; he’s been to 14 states campaigning for Hillary; she calls him her “particular friend”; the Post says he’d be a good fit “leading Commerce, the Health and Human Services, Homeland Security or Treasury departments, or possibly the Office of Management and Budget.” VL

By Elise Viebeck, The Washington Post (3 minute read) 

If you like reading transition tea leaves — and we do — it’s hard to ignore the signs of Hillary Clinton favor floating around House Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra.

The California congressman received one of the best speaking slots at the Democratic convention, appearing onstage on the final night just before Chelsea Clinton introduced Hillary Clinton. In the last year, he’s traveled to 14 states as a campaign surrogate. And Clinton herself called him a “particular friend” on MSNBC in June.

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Asked if she was considering Becerra for vice president, Clinton did not hold back. “He is someone who I think could do any job in America,” Clinton said. “Let me put it that way.” READ MORE