Some believe Joe Biden\u2019s Vice President pick will be the most important in United States history\u2014and it\u2019s almost certain a woman will land the spot. <\/p>\n
If presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is elected, he would be both the oldest president and potentially the first intentional one-termer since Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877. This makes his VP pick more important than usual. His running mate could not only become a possible future presidential nominee, but also Biden\u2019s successor in the White House were he unable to finish his term.<\/p>\n
The US vice presidency was long considered a political graveyard, derided as \u201cthe most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived\u201d by its first occupant, John Adams, and even jokingly referred to as a \u201cbitch\u201d of a job by Biden himself in 2014. Starting with Nixon, however, eight of the last 13 vice presidents have gone on to win their party\u2019s nomination for the presidency.<\/p>\n
In short, Biden has a key choice to make, and although he has vowed to choose a woman candidate there are any number of opinions as to who it should be. With a decision expected in early August, here are the contenders likely under final consideration:<\/p>\n
Following this year\u2019s protests over racial injustice and police brutality, pressure has increased on Biden to choose a woman of color. Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian parents and a first-term senator from California, would be perfect. A road-tested former presidential candidate and ex-prosecutor, the high-profile 55-year-old has already been heavily vetted by the media and rival campaigns.<\/p>\n
\nDonald Trump is terrified. He knows he's going to lose to\u00a0@JoeBiden<\/a>. It will require every single one of us to make that happen. <\/p>\n
We will see you at the ballot box on November\u00a03rd,\u00a0@realDonaldTrump<\/a>. https:\/\/t.co\/GeEH6Csvym<\/a><\/p>\n
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) July 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n