Biden says Whitmer is still in dispute over vice president election

Former vice president Joe BidenJoe BidenBiden Vows To Fight Foreign Interference Efforts If Elected On The Money: Congress Will Face Coronavirus Relief Legislation | Unemployment Claims Raise Bets in Aid Battle COVID-19 | S&P 500 erases 2020 losses Biden pledges to repeal Trump travel ban initially in most Muslim countries MORE He said he’s still considering Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) as his running mate as he examines a field of multiple women for his No. 2 pick.

“Unbelievably yes,” Biden told Wood TV on Tuesday when asked how important Michigan is in the presidential race and whether Whitmer was still in contention for the vice presidential nomination.

Comments confirming that Whitmer is still in the running to be Biden’s running partner come as the focus has become more focused on Sens. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisDemocrats call on McConnell to implement the Voting Rights Act in honor of Lewis Nation mourns the death of John Lewis: “One of the greatest heroes in American history” Hillicon Valley: Russian hackers Back in the Spotlight with Vaccine Research Attack | Twitter says 130 accounts targeted in this week’s cyber attack | Four fired, dozens suspended in CBP investigation on racist and sexist Facebook groups MORE (D-Calif.) Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenBiden turns left while Trump turns right Hillicon Valley: Russian hackers are back in the spotlight with vaccine investigation attack | Twitter says 130 accounts targeted in this week’s cyber attack | Four fired, dozens suspended in CBP investigation of racist and sexist Facebook groups Democrats criticize Facebook for climate misinformation MORE (D-Mass.) AND Tammy DuckworthLadda (Tammy) Tammy Duckworth Ilhan Omar: Republican Party response to calls for police reform ‘was cruel’ Democrat expresses concern over ‘delay’ in cancer-related chemical regulation Duckworth releases military confirmations, citing Evidence that Vindman got MORE promotion (D-Ill.), Rep. Val DemingsValdez (Val) Venita DemingsDemings: ‘It really feels like a part of the United States is dying’ with Lewis Most in a new poll saying Biden’s running mate won’t influence his vote Susan Rice sees stock surge in career Biden Vice Presidents MORE (Florida), Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D), former national security adviser Susan Rice, and more.

Biden has already vowed to select a woman as his running mate, though he has come under increased pressure to choose a woman of color in light of the current national lawsuit on systemic racism brought about by the murder of George Floyd. in May.

Proponents of choosing Whitmer have suggested that it may increase Biden’s chances of winning Michigan, a key state of change that President TrumpDonald John TrumpDHS expands staff authority to collect information on people who threaten monuments: Republican report points to Trump’s payroll tax cut on Republican coronavirus bill, for now Trump threatens to duplicate Portland in other major cities PLUS it narrowly won in 2016. However, some Democrats have warned that choosing another center could risk alienating the party’s progressive flank.

Biden noted Michigan’s importance in the 2020 race, calling it “the key.”

“Michigan is a state that is incredibly important,” he said. “My case is for the people of Michigan who think that if they look at what is at stake here in this election, it is even clearer with this pandemic and the national recognition of the race, we cannot afford four more years of Donald Trump. And so Michigan is critical, critical, critical so I can win. ”