In 2020, A Female Running Mate Won't Be A 'Hail Mary'

There are a lot of contrasts between Joe Biden's impending pick and past elections when women were vice presidential candidates. 

For starters, Joe Biden announced months ahead of time that he'd pick a woman, and there's a deeper bench of women for him to pick from. In addition, several women of color are contenders for that spot.

And there's one more difference that's easy to overlook: Biden is ahead in the polls.

In 2020, A Female Running Mate Won't Be A 'Hail Mary' There are a lot of contrasts between Joe Biden's impending pick and past elections when women were vice presidential candidates.  For starters, Joe Biden announced months ahead of time that he'd pick a woman, and there's a deeper bench of women for him to pick from. In addition, several women of color are contenders for that spot. And there's one more difference that's easy to overlook: Biden is ahead in the polls. Read More You received this message because you're subscribed to Breaking News Alerts emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy