'Vice presidential selections have varied considerably across American history, with the successful verging on greatness and the not-so-successful bordering on villainy,' Thomas Balcerski writes for CNNOpinion
Thomas Balcerski teaches history at Eastern Connecticut State University. He is the author of"Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King" . He tweets @tbalcerski. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN.
With summer heating up, speculation surrounding Joe Biden's vice-presidential selection is sizzling. Although the list of possible names has narrowed, all we know for sure is that the presumptive Democratic nominee will pick a woman and that four Black women are among the list of contenders. This year's Democratic vice presidential nominee will undoubtedly attract much scrutiny, given both Biden's age and the state of the pandemic we continue to face.Thomas BalcerskiHistory can reveal the strengths and the weaknesses of vice presidential picks -- and help us decide how Biden's selection ranks in comparison.
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