Biden And Harris To Introduce Their Presidential Ticket In Delaware

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Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, seen here in March, will formally introduce their presidential ticket Wednesday in Delaware, after Biden named Harris his running mate.

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In a tweet, Biden shared a video that documents the moment he asked Harris to join the ticket, asking, «You ready to go to work?

.@KamalaHarris is the daughter of proud immigrants—a mother from India and a father from Jamaica—who raised her to take action.
That’s exactly what this moment calls for: action. And we hope you’ll take action with us: https://t.co/K3mVwfTxXJ pic.twitter.com/MZLAx9IN6C

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 12, 2020

Biden’s historic choice makes Harris the third woman — and first woman of color — to be nominated for vice president by a major political party.

Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, was a prosecutor in the Alameda County and San Francisco district attorneys’ offices, and then became the San Francisco DA. She won election as California attorney general in 2010 before becoming, in 2016, just the second Black woman in U.S. history to be elected to the U.S. Senate.

She gained national attention during the televised Senate hearings for Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court and Russia’s efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. Harris ran for president herself but bowed out in late 2019.

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Another onetime Democratic candidate, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, told Here & Now Wednesday that she spoke with Harris on Tuesday.

«I can’t wait to see what they will do together, not just as a ticket, but what she will bring to the office of vice president, working side by side with Joe Biden. She knows how to govern, Klobuchar said.

Biden and Harris will formally accept the nominations during the virtual Democratic convention, which is scheduled for next week.