Referring to Mr. Biden, he said, “He could pick Kamala Harris as a running mate; she’s one of my top three favorites.”[Who’s in? Keep up with the 2020 field with our candidate tracker.] White men have largely ruled both the Democratic and Republican parties throughout American history, even as they have declined to roughly 30 percent of the population, and many voters still have preconceptions of presidents as white and male. But as older white men, they are out of step with ascendant forces in the party today. Ms. Harris in particular has had a strong start in fund-raising, and only Mr. Biden and Mr. Sanders consistently outpace her in polls.

Source: New York Times April 20, 2019 09:00 UTC