Harris team crafted federal judge 'death-pool roster' to swear her in should Biden die as president; "THE STRONGEST VALIDATOR, HE BELIEVED, WOULD BE A FEDERAL JUDGE WHO HAD BEEN APPOINTED BY A REPUBLICAN OTHER THAN TRUMP," ALLEN AND PARNES WROTE. "HE COMPILED A SPREADSHEET OF THOSE JURISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, DOWN TO A CITY-BY-CITY BREAKDOWN, AND CARRIED IT WITH HIM WHEN HE TRAVELED WITH HARRIS."