..........  Several notable economists threw their weight behind Harris, including University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers and Claudia Goldin, who won the Nobel Prize last year for tracking women’s labor participation and the evolving wage gap..................

.........   Harris has been working to build support from the business community.

Last week, Harris had a call with one of the most powerful players in corporate America: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Harris invited Dimon to a lunch earlier this year, and the JPMorgan boss has described the vice president as reasonable and open to improving how government and the private sector can work together, the source told CNN.

News of the ties between Dimon and Harris was previously reported by The Wall Street Journal.      .........