美国民主党总统竞选人乔·拜登22日说，他可能在几周内着手遴选竞选搭档，已经与前总统贝拉克·奥巴马讨论潜在人选。
拜登过去几周在多州预选中取胜，成为民主党总统候选人提名战的“领跑者”。他15日与党内竞争对手伯尼·桑德斯参加首场“一对一”电视直播辩论时说，如果获得民主党总统候选人提名，他将选一名女性副总统候选人作搭档。
当地时间2月2日，美国民主党总统竞选人、前副总统拜登在艾奥瓦首府得梅因竞选造势。该州党团会议投票将于2月3日晚举行。中新社记者 陈孟统 摄
拜登22日在一场电话筹款活动中重申这一想法，说至少六七名女性人选将接受背景审查，确保不出“岔子”。
“我必须相对早一些开始遴选进程，这意味着会在几周内，”他说，“我认为，我至少会关注六七个人。”
拜登认定，竞选搭档必须在基本政治理念方面与他志同道合，有能力在“意外发生”后立即接替总统职位，“事实上，我和贝拉克(·奥巴马)讨论过这一点”。
就新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情可能影响11月总统选举的担忧，拜登说，总统选举应当照常举行。
“我知道有不少关于推迟11月选举的传言和猜测。没必要那么做，”他说，“你知道，我们在美国内战、第一次和第二次世界大战期间都举行了(总统选举)投票。”
Biden's choice of campaign partner Obama's "tactics"
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday that he may begin to select his running mate in a few weeks and has discussed potential candidates with former President Barack Obama.
Biden has won multiple state primaries in the past few weeks, becoming the "front runner" in the Democratic presidential nomination. He and his party rival, Bernie Sanders, said in the first "one-on-one" televised debate on the 15th that if he gets the Democratic presidential nomination, he will choose a female vice presidential candidate as a partner.
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On February 2 local time, Biden, the former vice president and presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of the United States, campaigned in Des Moines, the capital of Iowa. The state's caucus will vote on the evening of February 3. Photo by Chen Meng, reporter of China News Agency
Biden reiterated this idea in a telephone fundraising campaign on the 22nd, saying that at least six or seven female candidates will be subject to background checks to ensure there is no "mistake".
"I have to start the selection process relatively early, which means in a few weeks," he said. "I think I'll focus on at least six or seven people."
Biden determined that his running mate must have the same basic political philosophy as him and the ability to take over the presidency immediately after an "accident," and "in fact, I discussed this with Barack Obama.".
The novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic may affect the concerns of the November presidential election, Biden said, and presidential elections should be held as usual.
"I know there are a lot of rumors and speculation about the postponement of the November election. There's no need to do that, "he said." you know, we all voted during the civil war, the first and second world wars. "
