California Sen. Kamala Harris is raising money for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden while speaking out about the disproportionate number of African Americans with COVID-19. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar has been praising the former vice president on television and Twitter as she unveils
CHICAGO — California Sen. Kamala Harris is raising money for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden while speaking out about the disproportionate number of African Americans with COVID-19.
As Biden begins the process of choosing a running mate, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has become an unexpected part of the audition. The women believed to be top candidates are competing for the job by trying to show off their leadership on issues thrust into the spotlight by the virus. There is only so much a potential running mate can do to influence a decision that ultimately comes down to who the candidate believes is the right choice. Biden has said he'll pick a woman. He may consider whether a senator hails from a state with a Democratic governor to ensure her replacement in the Senate would be from the same party.
Almost all have said they are “flattered” or “honored” to be mentioned as likely short-listers but are focused on the pandemic. Warren said on MSNBC she would accept the VP job if Biden offered it to her. Abrams, the former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, told Elle magazine she would be “an excellent running mate,” noting she has a record of executive management and, as an African American woman, could motivate “typically ignored communities.
Klobuchar has been trying to show the Biden campaign that she's a good teammate since she dropped her presidential bid and endorsed him ahead of the March 3 Super Tuesday contests, just in time to help him win her home state of Minnesota. She campaigned for him in states including Michigan and has been promoting him on television and social media while pushing issues such as vote by mail, which she says would allow people to safely vote in November.
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