WASHINGTON, April 30 — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is assigning four close campaign allies to head up the process leading to one of his most important decisions: picking a running mate. Biden, who served as Barack Obama’s vice president, chose one of his former Senate...
File photo of Democratic presidential candidate,Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware March 12, 2020. — Reuters pic
The panel’s co-chairs are US Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, former US Senator Chris Dodd and aide Cynthia Hogan, his campaign said in a statement on Thursday. “These four co-chairs reflect the strength and diversity of our party, and will provide tremendous insight and expertise to what will be a rigorous selection and vetting process,” Biden’s campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon, said in a statement.
Blunt Rochester is from Biden’s home state of Delaware and black. Garcetti, who is Latino, is talked about among possible future Democratic presidential candidates. Both ethnic groups are critical voting groups for Democrats.
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