Abrams is mounting an unusually public campaign to become Joe Biden’s running mate, potentially creating disappointment if he chooses someone else.
There are vice presidential hopefuls who smile and say it’s an honor just to be considered. Who insist that they really aren’t focused on the ticket at all. Who shrug off chances to brag about their credentials.Elle magazine that she would be an “excellent running mate” with an ability to motivate oft-ignored voters. Abrams has confidently promoted her résumé, declaring on “The View” that “sometimes the work needs a hype man.
Abrams showcased her abilities as a surrogate when the discussion turned to Ahmaud Arbery, a young black jogger in Georgia who two white men have been charged with murdering. “Only in America in 2020 is jogging while black and sleeping while black a cause for killing,” Abrams said. “What we know is that we have to not only rebuild America, but — as Joe Biden has said so eloquently — we have to restore the soul of America.
Biden became the presumptive nominee thanks largely to strong support from the African American community, especially in the South. Many believe that he should build on that success by picking a black woman to join him on the ticket.Sharpton said that in his recent phone conversation with Biden, he urged him to choose a black woman, naming Abrams, Harris and Rep. Val Demings as possibilities.
Valerie Jarrett, a onetime senior Obama adviser, said Abrams’s style is a welcome change. “I think she’s been refreshingly direct,” Jarrett said. “It’s unusual — she’s not demurring or being coy.”
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