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Biden faces running mate choice as US polls loom

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: UNITED STATES
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: United States NA

Topical: politics election party economy education fiscal health policy population
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2020), "Biden faces running mate choice as US polls loom", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB251930

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Significance

Sanders’s move enables Biden to unify the party and planning in his challenge to President Donald Trump. Soon he must pick a vice-presidential running mate, which could influence a close election.

Impacts

Trump will keep Vice President Mike Pence as running mate; Pence could be the 2024 Republican presidential candidate.
If Biden picks a strongly progressive running mate, the Democrats will struggle to win congressional swing districts.
The Biden and Trump camps may need to revisit policy plans and pledges if COVID-19 lasts many months.

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