Failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams delivered a death blow Wednesday to rumors that she would run on a joint ticket with former Vice President Joe Biden during her appearance on “The View”
“I think you don’t run for second place,” the Georgia Democrat explained on the ABC program.
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Several reports circulated early last week that Biden — who has not yet announced a bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination — might come out of the gate with a running mate already declared, and Abrams was the odds-on favorite.
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CNN’s @jeffzeleny has more on the conversation inside Team Biden and the speculation that Stacey Abrams could be Biden’s pick for VP. https://t.co/9UV2DUKFx7 pic.twitter.com/Lj0ZQmwBdv
— CNN (@CNN) March 21, 2019
Bill Russo, Biden’s communications director, seemed to think the reports were inaccurate. “These rumors about discussions on a pre-cooked ticket are false, plain and simple,” he tweeted. (RELATED: Biden, Abrams Respond To Claims THey’ll Run A Joint 2020 Ticket)
.@JoeBiden has an enormous amount of respect for @staceyabrams (it is why he endorsed her!) — but these rumors about discussions on a pre-cooked ticket are false, plain and simple.
— Bill Russo (@BillR) March 22, 2019
Abrams doubled down on that response Wednesday, telling host Joy Behar that if she entered a primary, it would be on her own terms.
“I think you don’t run for second place,” she began. “If I’m going to enter a primary, then I’m going to enter a primary. If I don’t enter a primary, my job is to make certain that the best Democrat becomes the nominee and whoever wins the primary that we make sure that person gets elected in 2020.”