Some potential running mates have seen their fortunes appear to rise or fall in the midst of the protests over police treatment of African Americans.
WASHINGTON — As Joe Biden’smoves into a new, more concentrated phase, external events appear likely to intensify a public pressure campaign on the apparent nominee over whom he should chose, particularly over the long-simmering debate over race.
Even as Biden’s team hoped to carefully control the process, Biden’s own history as a short-lister speaks to the potential for unforeseen events to have an influence. In 2008, after Russian forces invaded the nation of Georgia, then-Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joe Biden flew to the region at the request of Georgia’s leaders.
“He needs to make sure that it's not just any African American woman,” Robinson said in an interview. “We are not simply here to say that any person of color will do, or any black person will do. We want a person that's going to champion the issues that we care about, that has a history of championing them.”
"I also already said there are women of color under consideration. That is not the only criteria to determine who will be the vice president of the United States of America, that I'll choose as a running mate. It is just beginning the process. I guarantee you, there are more — there's more than one African-American woman being considered for vice president. I promise you that."
Over the past two months, many of the leading vice presidential contenders have done public events, either with Biden or for his campaign, that have offered he and his team the opportunity to test how they perform as a surrogate — an especially important test for some of the possibilities who haven’t already been in the public eye.
But Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., a key Biden ally whose endorsement helped power him to the nomination, offered a blunt assessment of the likelihood of her being chosen now Friday.
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