Joe Biden picks California senator Kamala Harris as his running mate
in a statement. He wrote that back when Harris was Attorney General of California, she worked with his son Beau Biden, who died from brain cancer in 2015, who was then the Attorney General of Delaware."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.
While choosing a running mate, Biden met with multiple focus groups and advocacy organizations, strategists, and experts. He reportedly met in person with some of the candidates and virtually with others, due to the pandemic, examining their rapport with him, their likelihood of helping him win, and their governing ability.
"Today is a spark of hope and a watershed moment for Black women and women of color," Aimee Allison, founder ofsaid in a statement provided to Refinery29."In the past months, Senator Harris has taken a stand against police brutality in the streets and in the Senate. Her work to understand the struggles of the women of color leading the movement on the ground is what sets her apart in this critical moment.
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