Joe Biden selects Senator Kamala Harris as his VP Pick
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Klobuchar just stated Biden should pick a woman of color as president on MSNBC, also said she's taking herself out of consideration
Amy Kaine just dropped out the VP hunt on MSNBC.
so warren's still in the runningKlobuchar just stated Biden should pick a woman of color as president on MSNBC, also said she's taking herself out of consideration
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Klobuchar Withdraws as Candidate to Be Biden’s Running Mate
By Reid J. Epstein
June 18, 2020, 10:23 p.m. ET
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Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who fell short in her own presidential bid, was considered a strong contender until protests over racial justice prompted renewed scrutiny of her role as a prosecutor.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. with Senator Amy Klobuchar, a former Democratic presidential rival, at a rally in Texas earlier this year.Todd Heisler/The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota announced late Thursday that she was withdrawing from consideration to be the running mate to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on the Democratic ticket.
Ms. Klobuchar, who mounted her own campaign for the presidency before dropping out and becoming one of Mr. Biden’s most spirited surrogates, said during an MSNBC interview that she called Mr. Biden Wednesday night and told him he should choose a woman of color to be his running mate.
Ms. Klobuchar’s case for being Mr. Biden’s running mate was badly damaged following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police officers. The death, which has prompted weeks of demonstrations and protests against police violence across the country, led to renewed scrutiny of Ms. Klobuchar’s career as a local prosecutor in Minneapolis.
“After what I’ve seen in my state and what I’ve seen across the country, this is a historic moment and America must seize on this moment,” she said. “I truly believe, as I told the vice president last night, that I believe that this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket."
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She added: “I think I could have functioned fine and there’s a lot of untruths out there about my record and now is not the time to debate them.”
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Reid J. Epstein covers campaigns and elections from Washington. Before joining The Times in 2019, he worked at The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Newsday and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Amy’s out and advocating for a WOC to be on the ticket
Bottoms is a blue lives matter backlash waiting to happen. She'd be a disaster for Biden. More importantly she wouldn't win in 2024.
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Kamala is cool as VP but as THE candidate in 2024? 
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Kamala is cool as VP but as THE candidate in 2024?
She'd still have to go through the primary where its anyones game
Unlikely, especially if Biden turns out to be a decent president. Vice President Harris would stomp the field (if anybody ran against her).
Also, contrary to what some Bernie Bros think, Kamala is a progressive.
