US Election 2020: Who will Joe Biden pick as his Vice-President? - BBC Newsnight

Joe Biden, the Democratic hopeful for the presidential election in November will be picking his running mate in the days to come.

The Vice President is, as the cliche goes, only a heartbeat away from the presidency. In the age of coronavirus - with two candidates well into their seventies - perhaps that proximity has never been felt more keenly.

Joe Biden has said he will choose a woman - and the bets are strong he may choose a woman of colour.

Mr Biden previously served as Vice-President under President Obama between 2009-2017.

But what are the chances of the man who is currently pulling ahead in the polls? What does he have to do to win?

US Correspondent David Grossman reports from Washington DC.

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[noirfifa]

What’s with the cringey music at the start....

[gojoe]

He won’t pick, the other Democratics will pick for him.

[TH-qbfx]

You can tell this isn't an American broadcast because there's no condescending sarcasm no sound effects no loud dramatic music and the reporter isn't shouting.

[cford]

The music and sparkle effects are so bad that I can't tell if this is pro-biden, or satire.

[austinfahrenheit]

Pick someone based on their competence, not their sex / race. You're choosing the vice president, not a token sitcom character.

[pacesr]

Don’t you mean who will he pick to be president?

[kermitthefrog]

BBC only getting views because people come here to read the comments 😂😂😂😂

[michaelcurci]

Pick Don Lemon she is a woman of color..

[JoseRobles-fvzm]

I certainly hope is either Mrs. Warren or Mrs. Harris. We really will need LAW AND ORDER back in this country.

[bugmouthready]

The Dem party was delighted when Joe yelled out "Rice, I want Rice" but soon realised it was a false alarm after he then muttered "I don't want no damn potatoes I want rice"

[pauljohnson]

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[lvgirl]

He doesn't know, they haven't told him yet.

[rfi-cryptolab]

According to top sources in the Biden camp he is either going to pick Clancy The Clown or Barney The Purple Dinosaur.

[StufiBuy]

Hopefully someone with the strength to carry him out of the basement. Now I hear he won’t be debating, where’s biden hiding?

[TheLastPaiva]

Love how they left out how Tulsi annihilated Harris in that same debate.

[eM-edpz]

RuPaul meets the requirements for the democratic VP. Minority, trans, gay, and loud. Not sure what else is needed to potentially lead a country. Biden/RuPaul

[JayC]

Call me naive, but shouldn't the VP job go to a person who deserves it and not fulfilling a quota?

[realjimmyd]

He doesn't know who he picked they haven't told him yet

[benusmaximus]

The BBC still don’t like Trump then...

[Mikedagringa]

What is that awful song bay the start? Also why is that undead running for president?