Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has lastly named his operating mate. Becoming a member of his ticket for the 2020 presidential election is California Senator Kamala Harris.
Biden introduced his selection by way of a textual content blast to his mailing listing, which learn, “Massive information: I’ve chosen Kamala Harris as my operating mate. Collectively, with you, we’ll beat Trump.”
Months in the past, Biden dedicated to picking a lady as his operating mate, and everybody from Harris to Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren to the Obama administration’s former U.N. Ambassador and Nationwide Safety Advisor Susan Rice was thrown into the combo as potential frontrunners. Different names that had been rumored to be in consideration had been Rep. Karen Bass of California, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin, Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Val Demings of Florida, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and Atlanta’s Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Biden’s operating mate will likely be simply the third lady to run for Vice President on a serious ticket, following Geraldine Ferraro and Sarah Palin. Harris can even be the primary Black lady on a majority ticket. Harris is the primary Black lady to be invited onto a serious occasion ticket.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris