A Historic V.P. Decision

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The New York Times

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🗓️ 12 August 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Joseph R. Biden Jr. picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate, making her the first Black woman and the first Asian American woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket. Alexander Burns, a national political correspondent for The New York Times, shares his thoughts on the decision. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential running mate on Tuesday. She will be the first is the first Black woman and the first person of Indian descent to be nominated for the office by a major party.The selection of Ms. Harris was conventional by some political standards, and groundbreaking in others. Democrats hope that having her on the ticket will attract moderates and Black voters in swing states.Here’s what you should know about the California senator and her stances on key policy issues.

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0:25.6	From New York Times, I'm Michael Babaro.
0:33.0	This is Daily.
0:40.5	Today, Joe Biden picks Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running name, making
0:48.6	her the first black woman and the first Asian American woman to run for Vice President
0:56.4	on a major party ticket.
0:58.6	Alex Burns on the historic decision.
1:03.6	It's Wednesday, August 12.
1:08.9	Alex, did you get the text message from the Biden campaign?
1:12.1	You know, I had the text message forwarded to me by several other people before I got
1:16.1	it myself, but I suppose I was notified by text message just not directly from the
1:20.4	Biden campaign.
1:21.4	Just not the Biden campaign.
1:22.4	I actually am pretty disappointed because I signed up for the text message from the Biden
1:27.6	campaign and I didn't get a text message.
1:31.6	I suppose this answers the inevitable question, how do you make an enormous announcement during
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