Joe Biden commits to picking a woman as running mate
Joe Biden said Sunday that he would pick a woman to run as his vice president.
“I commit that I will, in fact, pick a woman to be vice president,” Biden said at the Democratic presidential debate in Washington. “There are a number of women who are qualified to be president tomorrow. I would pick a woman to be my vice president.”
Sanders did not make the same commitment when pressed by a moderator.
“In all likelihood, I will” select a woman as running mate, Sanders said.
“For me, it’s not just nominating a woman, it is making sure we have a progressive woman, and there are progressive women out there,” Sanders said.
Biden also committed to nominating a black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, which would be a first in the nation’s history.
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