It now seems a near certainty that he will.
Keisha lance bottoms joe biden. Atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms d is among the women under consideration to be former vice president biden s running mate according to a new report. Not everyone is happy with atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms after she endorsed former vice president joe biden instead of one of two black democrats vying for the presidency. Joe biden s anemic campaign has just one thing to offer. Keisha lance bottoms mayor of what is arguably the blackest city in america threw her support behind former vice president joe biden on friday citing his experience and perceived ability to.
Keisha lance bottoms born january 18 1970 is an american politician and lawyer who is the 60th and current mayor of atlanta georgia she was elected mayor in 2017 prior to becoming mayor she was a member of the atlanta city council representing part of southwest atlanta. Politico reported on monday that bottoms. He s not trump. But as the last week has reminded us unforeseen.
The biggest choice of joe biden s political life is being made for him by his own gaffes and the ongoing protests over the murder of george floyd. Atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms was an early endorser of biden s and has frequently vouched for him in the south especially among african american women. While biden has been called on to name a woman as his running mate atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms was revealed as one of the many candidates the biden campaign is vetting. Joe biden got his momentum back and went on to presumptively win.
Most of us had never heard of mayor bottoms before last night s riveting.