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Kamala Harris is Joe Biden's vice-presidential pick

After months of speculation, Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that California Sen. Kamala Harris will be his running mate on the Democratic party’s presidential ticket this November. Washington Post reporter Eugene Scott shares the significance of the news, and what it might mean for Biden's chances against Trump.
In this file photo, Joe Biden talks with Harris after the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Houston on Sept. 12, 2019. Biden told supporters that his choice of a running mate is based on governing, not getting elected. (Reuters/Mike Blake/File Photo)

On Tuesday, Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, making history by choosing the first woman of colour to compete on a major party's presidential ticket.

Today on Front Burner, Washington Post political reporter Eugene Scott on what Harris brings to the Democratic Party's ticket, and what it might mean for Biden's chances against U.S. President Donald Trump come November.