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Bernie Sanders Says He Does Not Want to Commit to a Woman or Minority as His VP

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Bernie Sanders Says He Does Not Want to Commit to a Woman or Minority as His VP

by Madison Summers
February 7, 2020 at 8:57 am
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When it comes to a possible vice president, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) does not want to commit at the moment on the possibility of having a woman or minority as his vice president.

The Vermont senator was confronted with the question by an attendee at Thursday night’s CNN town hall.

“Will you name a running mate before the convention and will it be a woman?” an attendee asked Sanders.

Sanders responded, “That is a good question, and we may very well do it.” He continued:

“And look, let me just say this. This is my promise to you is that my administration, my cabinet will look more like America in terms of gender equality, in terms of racial equality than any administration in American history.”

However, when asked again, Sanders answered, “Yeah, I don’t want to commit until — I don’t want to commit, but, you know, my inclination is to say yes. Now, that doesn’t satisfy you all the way, I know, but, you know.”

Watch the video below:

Sanders on a female VP: "What I want from a vice president is somebody whose worldview is similar to mine, and there are a lot of brilliant women out there who hold that view. … I don't want to commit, but my inclination is to say yes" #CNNTownHall https://t.co/TvwtQb2j2q pic.twitter.com/1JPWJMe1RN

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 7, 2020

Aside from Sanders, other 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls have shared their thoughts on a potential running mate.

Former Vice President Joe Biden previously explained that he is open to considering Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Ca.) for vice president or any other position within his administration if he is elected, as IJR previously reported.

Biden, however, then expressed his openness to former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) and former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro to become his potential running mate, as IJR also reported.

Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) also said in December 2019 that Harris “deserves to be under anybody’s consideration. She’s a formidable leader.” Additionally, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Harris “would be on any Democrat’s short list.”

Warren has vowed that she would commit to “diversity and inclusion” within her administration if elected. She wrote in a Medium post on Jan. 21 that she would “build a Cabinet and senior leadership team that reflects the full diversity of America, including having at least 50% of Cabinet positions filled by women and non binary people.” Buttigieg has also promised to have “a gender- and
racially-diverse Cabinet.”

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Madison Summers

Madison Summers

IJR, Editor-in-Chief She's been with Independent Journal Review since 2018.

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