Jim Blanchard, an early endorser of Biden in the presidential primary, said he's been told Whitmer has been "thoroughly vetted. If Whitmer became vice president, Gilchrist would have to run for re-election in 2022. Former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign has vetted Gov. "There’s got to be six or seven others in that category.”Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, plans to announce his pick for vice president next week. Gilchrist is a software engineer from Detroit who is serving in his first elected office, although he was a social media manager for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.
While national attention has focused recently on other potential candidates, including U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, and U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Florida, Biden's campaign didn't respond to a request for comment.The former vice president has previously said he plans to pick a woman to be his running mate and is considering four African-American women.
It is the honor of a lifetime, and that’s where I’m spending 100 percent of my energy,” Whitmer told "I'm making a little bit of time to stay connected to the campaign but the most important thing I have to do right now is be the governor of my home state." Former Michigan Gov. This would be an excellent choice by Joe Biden. Gretchen Whitmer Drops Hilarious Hot Mic F-Bomb Just Seconds Before DNC Speech. He narrowly lost a race for Detroit city clerk to incumbent Janice Winfrey in 2017. Former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign has vetted Gov. Whitmer has a good reputation and has been tested on the toughest of issues this year as Michigan has faced the COVID-19 pandemic, Blanchard said. “I’m making a little bit of time to stay connected to the campaign, but the most important thing I have to do right now is be the governor of my home state,” Publicly, Whitmer is conveying the status of the virus in the state is more dire than ever before.“COVID-19 is still devastating families across Michigan, and it’s crucial that Governor Whitmer continue to take swift action to save lives,” Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun said in a news release for another Whitmer executive order.“We are in a crucial time in our fight against COVID-19, and we must do everything we can to protect ourselves, our loved ones, and the brave men and women on the front lines of this crisis from a second wave,” Whitmer said in the release.It’s not clear how campaigning in Arizona, Texas, Georgia, and other states would affect Whitmer’s ability to spend “100 percent” of her energy on serving as the governor of Michigan. But Blanchard noted that if Whitmer, a white woman, became vice president, her lieutenant governor, Garlin Gilchrist II, could become the lone African-American governor serving at that point in United States. "I think she’s doing a wonderful job. Gov. "I think she’s an ideal running mate for a lot of reasons," said the former governor, who argued that Biden should pick someone who has been elected statewide previously.Goodman, a member of the Democratic National Committee, said he knows Whitmer is on Biden’s short list but is unsure of her ranking. Gretchen Whitmer (D) delivered a scathing indictment of President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic on Monday for the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. ""I would be very excited to see her be VP, but I would miss her here in Michigan," Goodman added. Gretchen Whitmer met with Joe Biden in Delaware this week as his search for a running mate comes down to the wire.
Finley: Weighing the odds of Whitmer as veep There is a genuine possibility that Gov. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced today she is in negotiations with the Biden campaign team to be considered a candidate for the Vice-Presidential nomination. Gretchen Whitmer met with Joe Biden in Delaware this week as his search for a running mate comes down to the wire.Whitmer visited Biden Sunday, according to two high-ranking Michigan Democrats who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. By Ed Mazza. Gretchen Whitmer as a potential Democratic vice presidential running mate, two … "I think that would be a factor," said Blanchard, who was Michigan's governor from 1983 through 1991.Other Democrats mentioned the possibility this week when discussing Whitmer as a potential running mate. Michigan Gov. I would like to think that Garlin could step in but, you know, she’s proven herself now for a year and a half and deserves to finish out the term and get another four years. I would have been good! "Whitmer previously served in the Michigan House and Senate. Gretchen Whitmer as a potential Democratic vice presidential running mate, two well-known Michigan Democrats said Wednesday.Southfield attorney Barry Goodman, a member of both Whitmer and Biden’s finance teams, said his understanding is that the first-term governor went through a "full vetting." The AP reported : Whitmer visited Biden Sunday, according to two high-ranking Michigan Democrats who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. David Andelman makes the case that there's only one choice for former Vice President Joe Biden's own VP pick: Gretchen Whitmer, dubbed "the woman in Michigan" by President … Michigan Gov. Michigan Gov. Gilchrist also would become Michigan's first Black governor. There are only a limited number of people on the planet as naturally unlikable by disposition as America's Merkel, Fraulein Whitmer.
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