Fast approaching her final decision on a running mate, Hillary Clinton appears to be looking closely at Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and Labor Secretary Tom Perez, say multiple people who are in regular contact with her inner circle. But it’s another member of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet whose stock has been steadily and notably rising in recent days, vaulting him into what close Clinton friends call the “top tier”: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/vilsack-stock-rises-as-clinton-nears-vp-pick-225789
