The first primary of the 2020 election season hasn’t even taken place but speculation over who would be the eventual Democrat nominee’s running mate was already nearing a fever pitch. The topic was revisited in the hours ahead of the first Democrat debate of the year on Tuesday when the Sacramento Bee published an interview with front-runner and former Vice President Joe Biden.
One of the main takeaways was how Biden said he’d be open to having Kamala Harris be his vice-presidential candidate should he win the Democrat nomination.
“She’s qualified to be president, and I’d consider her for anything that she would be interested in,” Biden told the Bee’s California Nation podcast.
While Biden has hinted in the past at possible running mates, Tuesday was the first time he mentioned the name of Harris, with whom he sparred over the topic of race during the second Democrat debate back in June.
Biden’s name-dropping of Harris was timely because she has increasingly been discussed in the context of a vice presidential running mate for the eventual nominee since she suspended her campaign last month. Immediately afterward there was speculation about Harris’ chances at being a vice-presidential candidate. Staff writers at New York’s Intelligencer cited Harris’ low polling as a reason why she may not be the best choice as a running mate. But Washington Post editorial writer Jennifer Rubin made a compelling case for why Harris should be considered.
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