Biden and his potential vice president will formally accept the party’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention, scheduled for Aug. 17-20, and he has been expected to announce his pick before it begins
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, speaks in Wilmington, Del., on July 14, 2020.Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has interviewed the finalists to be his running mate and his campaign is readying to announce his choice as soon as this week, a person familiar with the process told Reuters.
The New York Times reported earlier on Monday that Biden’s campaign plans to announce a decision as soon as Tuesday, but more likely on Wednesday, citing people briefed on the selection process.The newspaper said the committee that screened the candidates had “effectively disbanded” after completing its work. It noted that Biden has missed previous deadlines to announce his pick, and that the timeline could “slip again.
Aimee Allison, founder of She the People, a group that promotes women of colour in politics, told Reuters she thought it would be politically “reckless” if Biden did not choose a woman of colour. U.S. Senator Kamala Harris of California and former national security adviser Susan Rice, both Black, are among the top contenders.According to Democratic officials and Biden allies, U.S. Representative Karen Bass, a Black lawmaker from California, and a half dozen other women were under serious consideration. They include senators Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Representative Val Demings, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
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