Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden holds events with the women on his short list of potential running mates.
Some supporters worry that in looking for a “simpatico” running mate, Joe Biden will be too cautious and make a choice that fails to excite voters., was asked why she decided not to run for a Senate seat, he defended her, saying, “She’s capable of doing any or both.”
Hours earlier, Biden featured Whitmer, along with Govs. Phil Murphy of New Jersey and Ned Lamont of Connecticut to discuss the state-level perspective on the coronavirus crisis. Biden, who hosted the virtual event from his Delaware home with Canadian geese honking in the garden behind him, played the role of talk show host, alternately lobbing questions at his guests about the pandemic response and complimenting their leadership.He highlighted Whitmer’s effort to address racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths by creating a task force examining why African Americans have been so disproportionately hit by the virus.
“The virus is just simply holding up a mirror to our country to the disparate outcomes for people of color in America generally, and reminding us about these deep inequities, from the basic lack of access to healthcare to the access to transportation to lack of protections in the workplace to the fact our front line, the people that are our essential workforce, is often disproportionately people of color,” Whitmer said.
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