A couple of national progressive groups urge the former vice president Joe Biden
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In an open letter to Biden, Progressive Democrats of America and RootsAction.org said that choosing Warren would not only install an experienced lawmaker as his number 2, but would also send a message to liberals that he was trying to unite the party earlier. of the party. general election.
“If you want to unify the party and take back the White House, then you must choose the formula partner who best suits those goals: Elizabeth Warren,” they wrote.
Senator Warren is deeply qualified to be our next Vice President, bringing decades of experience and a track record of leadership on Green New Deal issues to fight corporate greed and corruption, issues that excite the progressive voters he will need to win the White House. Few senators have fought more and more consistently for the kinds of structural reforms that would elevate working class families and communities. ”
Progressive Democrats of America said in a separate statement that it surveyed its members last week about who they endorsed for Biden’s running mate, and 52 percent said they preferred Warren. Senator Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris Progressive groups urge Biden to turn to Warren, as Young Turks hostess says Elizabeth Warren should be Biden’s vice president. (D-Calif.) He finished in a distant second with 18 percent.
“For the voters and activists who supported Bernie Sanders
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Biden has been the target of a sustained pressure campaign by a number of outside groups to choose his preferred running mate, although he has said he would give priority to someone with whom he is “sympathetic” and prepared to lead the country.
Warren is reportedly one of the people Biden camp is seriously considering and under investigation, and his allies say he could win over progressives who remain skeptical of Biden’s centrist policy.
However, the former vice president was urged to choose a woman of color as his running mate after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month and the widespread unrest over police brutality and systemic racism.
Among the other contenders considered for the vice president are Harris, Rep. Val Demings
Valdez (Val) Venita Demings Progressive groups urge Biden to choose Warren as his partner James Carville in Biden’s VP pick: I wouldn’t mind if it was Sarah Palin, ‘I just want to win this thing.’ Warren is the best VP option for some black progressives MORE from the Mayor of Florida and Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms.
“We are on our way now at the difficult vet to go into the deep background checks that take six to eight weeks to complete,” Biden said at a news conference on Tuesday.
“Early August. I cannot guarantee August 1, but it will be in early August, several weeks before the convention, ”he added, referring to the Democratic National Convention that will take place from August 17 to 20 in Milwaukee.
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