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Many believe that doing so would be an acknowledgement that black voters – and black women – have been a bedrock of the Democratic Party.

Some of his allies have specifically pressed him to select a black woman to join him on the ticket, especially since black voters helped deliver him a critical and massive victory in South Carolina which revived his once lagging primary campaign. The former vice president has pledged to pick a woman as his running mate. Plus, with hints that Biden could serve only one-term, his running mate would be positioned as a party standard bearer and someone who could one day become president. Bernie Sanders, choosing someone who can have broader appeal and win back voters who helped swing battleground states in Trump's favor, or picking a running mate who brings new voters into the fold.

He has said he hopes to name a vice presidential candidate before the convention in mid-August.īiden has several calculations to weigh when considering a running mate: selecting a more progressive candidate who can help him gain support from those who backed the more liberal Sen. Former Vice President Joe Biden is in the early stages of weighing possible candidates to be his running mate on the 2020 Democratic ticket when he takes on President Donald Trump. Some want an African American on the ticket and others are pushing for a progressive. He's said he'll choose a woman, but some are calling for a popular governor instead.