2020 presidential front-runner Joe Biden told voters that he would consider tapping a Republican to be his vice president should he win the Democratic primary but stopped short of naming specific GOP members.
The former vice president, 77, made the remark about the potential for a bipartisan ticket from the Democratic Party while speaking to voters in New Hampshire on Monday. One woman in attendance mentioned that he’d “have to pull out all the stops” should he get the nomination, before stating that her son had asked her if Biden would consider bringing a Republican onto his ticket, according to CNN.
“The answer is I would, but I can’t think of one now,” Biden answered. “Let me explain that. You know, there’s some really decent Republicans that are out there still, but here’s the problem right now … they’ve got to step up.”
Biden previously said he would consider adding a woman to the ticket, listing off former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams of Georgia, New Hampshire Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, and President Trump’s former acting Attorney General Sally Yates as options.
No modern presidential ticket has been bipartisan; however, in 2008, GOP presidential candidate John McCain considered former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Democrat-turned-independent, to be his vice president. McCain ultimately selected Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential pick.
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