Joe Biden, the 2020 presumptive Democratic candidate, announced on Tuesday to choose his vice-presidential running mate next week. Biden’s comment came during a press conference after his speech in Wilmington, Delaware. CNN asked him whether he will meet in person with qualifiers for his running mate, he replied that he’d see.

Joe Biden says he will choose his vice presidential running mate next week. He has said he will choose a female running mate and has faced pressure to choose a woman of color. https://t.co/ilcjHcT3vJ

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The former vice president announced to choose a female for the role, while he faced pressure within the party to choose a woman of color. The selection process of his campaign played out amid the COVID-19 outbreak, making meetings that might allow him to know better those considered more difficult.

Perceiving that news teams located outside his home in Delaware, Biden joked about trying to discover how to trick you all crews so that he may meet with them in person. He said he didn’t think it matters.

Biden to announce his running mate in the first week of August

A few months ago, Biden promised to choose a woman for the ticket. For the last few weeks, his team of advisers is examining different candidates. Sources close to the process mentioned many factors extended the search. The Biden’s logistics interrogating the contenders and the decision of whether to do so via video conference or in-person became complicated due to the coronavirus, encouraging campaign officials to evaluate the benefits and risks of arranging contender meetings remotely or in person.

Another aspect Democrats point to is the fast-moving external political environment and the size of the field. Amy Klobuchar, the U.S. senator from Minnesota, once took as a prime candidate, but the George Floyd death and other unarmed black Americans put attention on her background as a prosecutor, which drew criticism from colored protestors. Afterward, Klobuchar withdrew her name from the running list.

There are other likely political calculations for specifying the pick nearer to the Democratic National Convention, which starts on 17th August, according to Democrats close to the process. Since the outbreak limited the ability of the Democratic nominee and his vice-presidential mate to hold big rallies mutually, an early selection would be made for a remarkably inactive period after the decision.

Shortly after finalizing the Democratic nomination, the former vice-president targeted the start of August to clinch his running mate. On Tuesday, he announced to choose his final running mate in the first week of August. Whereas, his Tuesday comments didn’t indicate when Biden will publicize his selection. However, it is all, but he will definitely do so before the Democratic National Convention starts on 17th August in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Possible names for Democratic vice-presidential contestant

Two of the former major rivals of Biden, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and California Senator Kamala Harris, said to be on the top of the list for the Democratic ticket. Others in the list include Susan Rice – the former Obama national security adviser, Val Demings – the Florida Representative, Keisha Lance Bottoms – the Atlanta Mayor, Michelle Lujan Grisham – the New Mexico Governor, Tammy Baldwin – the Wisconsin Senator, Karen Bass – the California Representative, Tammy Duckworth – the Illinois Senator and Gretchen Whitmer – the Michigan Governor.

David Axelrod, the top adviser for both of the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama, said that the vice-presidential nominee pick would be more important because of the age of Biden. In case of the victory in November, Biden will be seventy-eight when he will take the oath as a United States President and will become the oldest person to take hold of office. His running mate could become the president in the future.

According to the campaign allies of Biden, he is ready. They do not have anything to say about the former vice president, so they will put effort into doing the same thing they did with Biden, the makeup stuff. Beyond those aspects, many Democrats with close relations with Biden said that they don’t know which way he is leaning and that honest indecision might postpone an announcement over any political calculation about the precise time to unveil the selection.

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