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    In Historic Pick, Joe Biden Taps Kamala Harris To Be His Running Mate

    by Scott Detrow Aug 11, 2020 5 minutes
    Sen. Kamala Harris will become the first Black and first Asian American candidate to be nominated for vice president by a major political party.

    Updated at 7 p.m. ET

    Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has picked Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his running mate.

    The selection will make Harris the third woman and first Black and first Asian American candidate to be nominated for vice president by a major political party.

    "These aren't normal times," Biden said in an email to supporters Tuesday afternoon, referencing the coronavirus pandemic and calls for racial justice. "I need someone working alongside me who is smart, tough, and ready to lead. Kamala is that person."

    Harris tweeted that she's "honored" to join the ticket, saying Biden can "unify the American people because he's spent his life fighting for us. And as president, he'll build an America that lives up to our ideals."

    In his note, Biden also referred to Harris' friendship with

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