As political onlookers continue to wait for Mr. Biden to announce whom he has selected as his running mate, the battle to frame how voters will view the pick has already begun in earnest. On Tuesday, the Biden campaign sent a warning shot ahead of a selection that many Democrats fear will lead to sexist attacks aimed at whichever woman Mr. Biden ultimately chooses. Seeking to rebut criticisms the Trump campaign has already made, once there is an announcement, Mr. Biden’s campaign seized on a statement from a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign in which she said that the former vice president had sold “his soul to the radical left” and asserted that his running mate, whomever it ends up being, would do the same. Members of Mr. Trump’s team have made other similar comments in recent days, seeking to cast Mr. Biden’s running mate as “radical” without knowing whom it will be.

Source: New York Times August 11, 2020 19:24 UTC