“I think having a woman on the ticket is a must,” Rep. Jim Clyburn says about Joe Biden’s running mate decision. “I’m among those who feel that it would be great for him to select a woman of color. But that is not a must.”
He included Abrams, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as among several qualified women Biden could choose from, but also former opponents for the nomination, like Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
One of the primary arguments for choosing a black woman has been that it could turbo-boost turnout not just to benefit Biden, but down ballot candidates like Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, whose special election victory in 2017 benefited from a spike in turnout from African American women. Some are also advocating that Biden choose a Latina to round out the ticket, saying it would provide even more electoral impact. Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ Bold PAC, says he has urged Biden “respectfully” to consider Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, among others.
But more than anything, Biden has said his vice presidential pick needs to be someone who the public accepts as being ready to assume the duties of the presidency on a moment’s notice — a factor that has only taken on greater import with the country facing an economic and public health crisis. Harris has stepped up her work as a surrogate for Biden of late, including a lead role in a virtual forum Monday about the impact of the coronavirus on the African American community.
Asked this week if Biden should choose a woman of color, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, herself an apparent contender, said only that she would be “the most enthusiastic supporter of a Biden-Whomever ticket.”
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