Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee to take on President Donald Trump in the November 3 election, has promised to pick a woman. Several black candidates are on the short list, including Senator Kamala Harris, former Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams and Representative Val Demings. SEE ALSO: Biden urged to pick black VP, not Klobuchar as Minneapolis killing stokes racial tensionsSeveral said choosing Senator Amy Klobuchar, a former White House rival also being vetted by Biden’s team, would have the opposite effect. Biden, who served eight years as vice president for Barack Obama, the country’s first black president, saw his faltering campaign resuscitated in February in South Carolina, where he drew wide support from black voters after Clyburn’s endorsement. SEE ALSO: Democrat Ocasio-Cortez to serve on Biden's climate change panelBiden faced a barrage of criticism last week for saying on a black radio show that anyone who can’t choose between him and Trump “ain’t black.” Biden quickly apologized.

Source: Standard Digital May 30, 2020 07:16 UTC