Three Black women have risen to be top contenders, according to people close to the campaign, after an unusually public vetting process in which Mr. Biden has been urged by some Democrats to choose a woman of color as his running mate. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-top-running-mate-contenders-emerge-as-he-enters-key-week-11596274200?mod=hp_lead_pos5 Biden’s Top Running-Mate Contenders Emerge as He Enters Key Week Candidates and allies have been making final pitches; an announcement is likely to come week of Aug. 10. California Sen. Kamala Harris is one of the top candidates under consideration to become Joe Biden’s running mate. PHOTO: POOL/ZUMA PRESS By Tarini Parti and Ken Thomas Aug. 1, 2020 5:30 am ET Joe Biden is entering his most crucial week since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, as he decides which woman he will ask to be his running mate. Three Black women have risen to be top contenders, according to people close to the campaign, after an unusually public vetting process in which Mr. Biden has been urged by some Democrats to choose a woman of color as his running mate. Candidates and their allies have been making their final pitches to Mr. Biden’s team in recent days in phone calls and virtual meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic, the people said. Rep. Karen Bass (D., Calif.) and former national security adviser Susan Rice have been gaining traction in recent weeks, joining California Sen. Kamala Harris as top candidates of color who are under consideration, according to the people close to the campaign. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of Mr. Biden’s Democratic primary opponents, also remains among the leading contenders, the people said. Ms. Warren, who has advised Mr. Biden on economic policy, remains popular among the party’s liberal base and has been promoted by a number of leading Biden allies. Sen. Elizabeth Warren remains popular among the party’s liberal base. PHOTO: DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES Mr. Biden has said he will make his decision next week, but an announcement is likely to come the week of Aug. 10 ahead of the Democratic National Convention, according to a person familiar with the timing. “I’m going to have a choice the first week in August, and I promise I’ll let you know when I do,” Mr. Biden said during a news conference Tuesday. The Biden campaign declined to comment on his search. More than a dozen people close to the campaign described the process in interviews. In making his decision, the 77-year-old former vice president could be choosing a future leader of the Democratic Party, and he has been weighing attributes such as his comfort level with the contenders and how they might help him replicate the relationship he maintained with President Obama during their eight years in office, people familiar with the process said. Mr. Biden recently asked Ms. Bass to take a walk with him after he paid respects to the late Rep. John Lewis in the Capitol, stoking speculation about her rising prospects. Ms. Bass, who has the support of several House Democrats, has said she has no aspirations for a future presidential bid—. Rep. Karen Bass has said she has no aspirations for a future presidential bid—a sign of loyalty for some in Joe Biden’s orbit. PHOTO: MICHAEL BROCHSTEIN/ZUMA PRESS “I think he needs a partner,” Ms. Bass said in an interview Friday. “To me, when he is sworn in as president in January, it’s going to be like a hurricane,” she said, referring to the federal response that will be needed to address the pandemic. The former vice president—who values personal relationships and has said he wants to have a good rapport with his running mate—has been drawn to Ms. Rice because of their previous working relationship, people familiar with the search said. Ms. Rice has garnered support from an extensive network of Obama alums, even as some have expressed concerns over the potential for President Trump to revive criticism of her handling of the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Ms. Rice, who also served as United Nations ambassador, has never sought elected office. Ms. Harris, a former presidential candidate, was seen as a front-runner for the job after Mr. Biden made several complimentary remarks about her. But some Biden donors and staffers have cautioned the campaign in recent days against selecting her as his running mate, citing the former prosecutor’s broadside against him during the first primary debate last June. Those donors have questioned her loyalty to Mr. Biden, according to people familiar with the conversations, describing her as too ambitious. Mr. Biden’s campaign manager appeared to dismiss such criticism in a tweet that didn’t name Ms. Harris. Former national security adviser Susan Rice has garnered support from an extensive network of Obama alums. PHOTO: MARK KAUZLARICH/BLOOMBERG NEWS “Our campaign is full of ambitious women going all out for Joe Biden,” Jen O’Malley Dillon tweeted Wednesday. “He will make this decision, and this is clear: whoever he chooses from the very qualified options to help him win & unite the country, she’ll be one too.” Michael Kempner, a New York-based donor who backed Ms. Harris and Mr. Biden in the primary, said some Democrats seemed to be trying to derail Ms. Harris’s chances at the vice presidential nomination. “Their efforts are not helpful to anyone except President Trump,” he said. Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) defended Ms. Harris in an interview, calling it “very unfair.” “Do we ever hear anyone that’s a man, saying he’s too ambitious? Why do they say her? I think it’s because she’s a woman,” he said. Mr. Biden wasn’t asked about the criticism of Ms. Harris at a recent press conference, but an Associated Press photograph of his notes showed he was prepared to defend the senator. His notes, which described her as “talented” and a “great help to the campaign,” also said he does “not hold grudges.” Her supporters in Mr. Biden’s network point to Ms. Harris’s fundraising abilities, governing experience and past friendship with Beau Biden, the former vice president’s late son. In a virtual event Friday for Black Girls Lead 2020, Ms. Harris offered some advice: “There will be a resistance to your ambition, there will be people who say to you, ‘You are out of your lane,’ because they are burdened by only having the capacity to see what has always been instead of what can be,” she said. “But don’t you let that burden you.” SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS How important is the choice of a vice-presidential candidate to you? Join the conversation below. A handful of other candidates remain in the mix, and people close to Mr. Biden’s team have stressed that no one has been eliminated. A campaign in favor of Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a former Army officer who lost her legs in the Iraq War, has been under way in recent weeks, championed by VoteVets, a progressive group of veterans. Florida Rep. Val Demings, a former police chief, also has garnered support from her state’s congressional delegation. In a recent interview with a Detroit television station, Mr. Biden said Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was still on his list of potential candidates. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is the only Latina still believed to be under consideration. Former Georgia lawmaker Stacey Abrams and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms have seen their stock decline in recent weeks, according to people familiar with the search, who cautioned that the selection process remains fluid. Mr. Reid said in the interview that while Mr. Biden was giving some serious consideration to selecting a Black woman, he was still looking at Ms. Warren, Ms. Whitmer and Ms. Duckworth. He cautioned that “to narrow the list to two or three people at this stage, I don’t think it’s been narrowed in the minds of Biden” or former Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, who is helping to lead Mr. Biden’s search.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-top-running-mate-contenders-emerge-as-he-enters-key-week-11596274200?mod=hp_lead_pos5
Biden’s Top Running-Mate Contenders Emerge as He Enters Key Week Candidates and allies have been making final pitches; an announcement is likely to come week of Aug. 10.
Joe Biden is entering his most crucial week since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, as he decides which woman he will ask to be his running mate. Three Black women have risen to be top contenders, according to people close to the campaign, after an unusually public vetting process in which Mr. Biden has been urged by some Democrats to choose a woman of color as his running mate. Candidates and their allies have been making their final pitches to Mr. Biden’s team in recent days in phone calls and virtual meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic, the people said. Rep. Karen Bass (D., Calif.) and former national security adviser Susan Rice have been gaining traction in recent weeks, joining California Sen. Kamala Harris as top candidates of color who are under consideration, according to the people close to the campaign. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of Mr. Biden’s Democratic primary opponents, also remains among the leading contenders, the people said. Ms. Warren, who has advised Mr. Biden on economic policy, remains popular among the party’s liberal base and has been promoted by a number of leading Biden allies.
Ms. Harris, a former presidential candidate, was seen as a front-runner for the job after Mr. Biden made several complimentary remarks about her. But some Biden donors and staffers have cautioned the campaign in recent days against selecting her as his running mate, citing the former prosecutor’s broadside against him during the first primary debate last June. Those donors have questioned her loyalty to Mr. Biden, according to people familiar with the conversations, describing her as too ambitious. Mr. Biden’s campaign manager appeared to dismiss such criticism in a tweet that didn’t name Ms. Harris.
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) defended Ms. Harris in an interview, calling it “very unfair.” “Do we ever hear anyone that’s a man, saying he’s too ambitious? Why do they say her? I think it’s because she’s a woman,” he said. Mr. Biden wasn’t asked about the criticism of Ms. Harris at a recent press conference, but an Associated Press photograph of his notes showed he was prepared to defend the senator. His notes, which described her as “talented” and a “great help to the campaign,” also said he does “not hold grudges.” Her supporters in Mr. Biden’s network point to Ms. Harris’s fundraising abilities, governing experience and past friendship with Beau Biden, the former vice president’s late son. In a virtual event Friday for Black Girls Lead 2020, Ms. Harris offered some advice: “There will be a resistance to your ambition, there will be people who say to you, ‘You are out of your lane,’ because they are burdened by only having the capacity to see what has always been instead of what can be,” she said. “But don’t you let that burden you.” SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS How important is the choice of a vice-presidential candidate to you? Join the conversation below. A handful of other candidates remain in the mix, and people close to Mr. Biden’s team have stressed that no one has been eliminated. A campaign in favor of Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a former Army officer who lost her legs in the Iraq War, has been under way in recent weeks, championed by VoteVets, a progressive group of veterans. Florida Rep. Val Demings, a former police chief, also has garnered support from her state’s congressional delegation. In a recent interview with a Detroit television station, Mr. Biden said Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was still on his list of potential candidates. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is the only Latina still believed to be under consideration. Former Georgia lawmaker Stacey Abrams and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms have seen their stock decline in recent weeks, according to people familiar with the search, who cautioned that the selection process remains fluid. Mr. Reid said in the interview that while Mr. Biden was giving some serious consideration to selecting a Black woman, he was still looking at Ms. Warren, Ms. Whitmer and Ms. Duckworth. He cautioned that “to narrow the list to two or three people at this stage, I don’t think it’s been narrowed in the minds of Biden” or former Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, who is helping to lead Mr. Biden’s search.
黑人 + 女 + 同性恋 + 穆穆 ...........
这得多少政治正确啊
哎
芝加哥市长符合这个条件。
你不是一直支持平权运动,支持BLM运动吗？你怎么知道黑人女候选人就不称职呢, 竟然说出不正常这样种族歧视的话出来。再加上LGBTQ 就更完美了。Biden 2020.
black female lesbian transgender muslim illegal immigrant 当副手 大家帮我看看有没有漏掉什么
选AOC吧，现成的。
哈哈哈哈哈
无敌了你
就是你们这批整天攻击 “政治正确” 鼓励大街上一大堆人吧自己本来“政治不正确” 的想法 像chinese virus 和kung flu 都对我们华人喊出来了， 真是搬起石头砸自己的脚呀！
人家2024 年龄够35 了自会竞选的， 不用你操心！
biden 是racist at the best
缺了犹太人，应该是：
黑人 + 男转女 + 同性恋 + 穆穆 + 犹太人
这个厉害👍
找到这样的不容易啊，Lgbt 的幕幕难道还能活着？
You are racist!
你这不正确啊，怎么是illegal呢？人家是undocument。 还有一个问题，homo和绿绿不兼容
这种背景是要称帝的
homo和绿绿也可以兼容
柏林这里有个德国大妈
创立了一个 什么自由派的伊斯兰教
哈哈哈
中东的穆穆都是嘴上什么仁义道德之类的
背地里一个比一个淫当
德国这里好些什么中东人, 比德国人都开放的多的多
大街上还没碰个面, 马上就能上床了
呃，感觉比较难找啊
犹太人怎么会是穆斯林
有homo的穆斯林的，我同事就是……所以政庇出来的
干脆直接找个black female lesbian transgender muslim illegal immigrant 当总统好了，干嘛做个白人的副手啊
支持平权运动，支持blm是常识。作为少数民族的华人，只有脑子进水的才不支持。但是副总统如果不是一个正常人，作为多数民族的白人是不会支持的。黑人华人穆斯林投票有个屁用。
我说啥种族主义了？我就支持奥巴马老婆当副总统，观点比较正常。
你们这些极右反华华人，就是非常不正常的那一类。这个世界上就没见过喜欢自残的正常人😂
OOPS! Support black female lesbian transgender muslim illegal immigrant 当总统!!!
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/27/opinion/michelle-obama-doesnt-want-be-vice-president-get-over-it/
Michelle Obama doesn''t want to be vice president!!! Get over it!!!
希望她说话算话
如果biden 上台， 副总统就是那个实际当家的
黑人女副总统， 不敢想..一个obama 都够可怕的了.