Joe Biden Names Kamala Harris as Running Mate

Former vice president and presumptive democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden named Sen. Kamala Harris (CA) as his running mate in a tweet on Tuesday. The only black woman in the Senate, Harris previously served as San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general before starting her own presidential bid in early 2019; low campaign finance figures ended her campaign in December. In June, Biden promised to pick a woman of color as vice president; over the past few weeks, speculation swirled around Harris as Biden's vice president pick after a photograph of Biden's notes revealed Harris' name among the list of talking points, along with the phrase "do not hold grudges." Coverage from all sides of the political spectrum analyzed what this pick could mean for Biden's chances in November. Coverage from the left tended to highlight the fact that if the Biden-Harris ticket succeeds, Harris would be the first woman and the second person of color in U.S. history to be vice president or president. Some voices noted that several different left- and center-rated news outlets referred to Harris in their headlines as a "woman of color," and a "black woman," while others referred to her South Asian heritage. Coverage from the right also highlighted Harris' past criticism of Biden and some liberals' disappointment with Harris and her previous actions as attorney general.