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Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he has selected Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate in the 2020 presidential election.
“I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked [Kamala Harris] — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate,” Biden posted to social media. “Back when Kamala was Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau. I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people, and protected women and kids from abuse. I was proud then, and I’m proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign.”
Harris is now the third female vice presidential candidate of a major party in US history, following in the footsteps of Sarah Palin (2008) and Geraldine Ferraro (1984). Biden previously declared his intention to select a female running mate during a debate in March 2020, saying, “There are a number of women qualified to be president tomorrow. I would pick a woman to be my vice president.”
The senator has previously been portrayed on Saturday Night Live by Maya Rudolph. Check out her impersonation below from SNL‘s sketch about the 2020 Democratic Debate below:
Most political pundits had Harris near the top of their prediction lists. CNN also had former United Nations ambassador Susan Rice, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth and California Congresswoman Karen Bass on its shortlist of potential running mates. Scroll down for their congratulatory messages, which we’ll update as they roll in:
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Video of Biden’s announcement will be added when/if it becomes available. (Biden and Harris are expected to appear together on Wednesday.) In the meantime, drop a comment with your thoughts below.
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