Stacey Abrams said that she would consider joining a Democratic presidential ticket if asked by “any of the nominees.”
Abrams, a rising star in the Democratic Party who came to prominence during her unsuccessful effort be Georgia’s governor last year, said in a Thursday interview on CNN that she would be honored if asked to be the Democratic vice presidential candidate.
Abrams said that no one has asked her to serve as their vice president and that she doesn’t think any of the candidates are “ready to make those conversations happen just yet.”
Then she was specifically questioned by host Alisyn Camerota about front-runner Joe Biden asking her to be his running mate.
“If any of the nominees offered me the opportunity to run with them as their vice president after they have been selected as the nominee, of course I would be honored to consider that,” Abrams, 45, responded. “But I need to watch and see what happens in this election.”
There were reports in March that 76-year-old Biden had considered choosing Abrams as a running mate early in the process in order to start his presidential bid out strong. One person close to the campaign said at the time that choosing Abrams, who is black, would help Biden show voters he “isn’t just another old white guy.”
Biden and Abrams also met in Washington that same month, adding fuel to the speculation. But the claims were later quashed when spokespeople for both Biden and Abrams denied the reports. At the time, Abrams called any early vice presidential rumors “pure speculation” and “made up.”
Abrams announced Tuesday that she would not run for president herself and instead would be focusing on her new multimillion-dollar voter protection initiative dubbed “Fair Fight 2020.”
