伊利诺伊州参议员谭美·达克沃斯正在考虑乔拜登的副总统人选，根据伊利诺伊州的另一位参议员迪克·德宾。
周五早上，德宾说，“我支持谭美·达克沃斯。她非常出色，是一个很好的同事，我希望她在这次面试中一切顺利，我认为这次面试很快就会进行。”杜宾没有具体说明采访的细节。
4月29日，前副总统拜登正式开始寻找他的竞选伙伴，他承诺竞选伙伴将是一名女性。
搜索委员会表示，这将是一个“严格的选择和审查过程”。
“选择副总统候选人是总统竞选中最重要的决定之一，没有人比乔·拜登更清楚这一点，”竞选经理珍·欧玛利·狄龙在一份声明中说。
自2017年以来，杜克沃斯一直担任伊利诺伊州参议员。这位泰国裔美国老兵在伊拉克驾驶的黑鹰直升机被击落后失去了双腿。
2020年5月6日，参议员谭美·达克沃斯在华盛顿的国会山发表讲话。
杜克沃斯是拜登作为民主党提名人的早期支持者。最近几周，她参加了拜登总统竞选的虚拟活动。
出现在MSNBC的早上好乔”杜克沃斯说，“我希望乔·拜登入主白宫，我相信他已经有了一个组建合适团队的过程，可以帮助他从副总统到内阁成员做到这一点。”
杜克沃斯还回应了来自塔拉·里德的指控，塔拉·里德是拜登的前参议院工作人员，他说当时的特拉华州参议员在1992年对她进行了性侵犯。
“任何提出虐待指控的女性或男性，尤其是在工作场所，都值得倾听，我当然认为我们需要彻底调查这些指控，”杜克沃斯在《政治》杂志上露面时说女性统治播客。
加州参议员卡马拉·哈里斯，前民主党总统候选人，是拜登公开确认的唯一一个参选副总统的名字。然而，其他被提及的名字包括明尼苏达州的艾米·克洛布查尔参议员、马萨诸塞州的伊丽莎白·沃伦参议员、密歇根州州长格雷琴·惠特默以及前佐治亚州众议院领袖和州长候选人史黛西·艾布拉姆斯。
艾布拉姆斯和沃伦都表示，如果被问到，他们会接受这个职位，而惠特默否认她正在竞选这个职位，并告诉政治报剧本她没有提交任何需要拜登竞选团队审查的文件。克洛布查尔没有公开发表评论。
当被问及拜登副总统人选时，杜克沃斯告诉记者女性统治“我很自豪能和卡马拉·哈里斯或艾米·克洛布查尔一样被人提起我的名字。”
周五，德宾表示完全支持杜克沃斯的考虑。“让我告诉你。如果谭美·达克沃斯在你身边，不管你是谁，这都是一个成功的组合。她是一个非常了不起的人，”他说。
JOE BIDEN WILL INTERVIEW ILLINOIS SENATOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH AS POTENTIAL VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth is under consideration for Joe Biden's vice presidential pick, according to Illinois' other senator Dick Durbin.
On Friday morning, Durbin said, "I support Tammy Duckworth. She's spectacular, a great colleague and I hope that she fares well in this interview, which I think is going to take place soon." Durbin did not specify on details of the interview.
Former Vice President Biden officially began the search process of selecting his running mate on April 29, who he pledged would be a woman.
The search committee said it will be "a rigorous selection and vetting process."
"Selecting a vice presidential candidate is one of the most important decisions in a presidential campaign and no one knows this more than Joe Biden," campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon said in a statement.
Duckworth has served as a senator for the state of Illinois since 2017. The Thai American veteran lost both her legs in Iraq when the Black Hawk helicopter she was piloting was shot down.
Senator Tammy Duckworth speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on May 6, 2020.
Duckworth has been an early supporter of Biden as the Democratic nominee. In recent weeks, she has participated in virtual events for Biden's presidential campaign.
Appearing on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Duckworth said, "I want Joe Biden in the White House, and I trust that he's got a process for putting together the right team to help him do that from the vice president on down to the cabinet members."
Duckworth also addressed the allegations from Tara Reade, a former Senate staff of Biden's who said the then-Delaware senator sexually assaulted her in 1992.
"Any woman who brings, or any man for that matter, who brings forward allegations of abuse, especially in the workplace, deserve to be listened to, and I certainly think that we need to thoroughly look at these allegations," Duckworth said during an appearance on Politico's Women Rule podcast.
California Senator Kamala Harris, a former Democratic candidate for president, is the only name that Biden has publicly confirmed to be in the running for his vice presidential pick. However, other names that have been floated include Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and former Georgia House leader and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.
Abrams and Warren have both said they would accept the post if asked, while Whitmer has denied she is campaigning for the job, telling Politico's Playbook that she has submitted no documents to be vetted by Biden's campaign. Klobuchar has not publicly commented.
When asked about being considered for Biden's vice presidential pick, Duckworth told Women Rule, "I'm just proud to have my name mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Kamala Harris or Amy Klobuchar."
On Friday, Durbin expressed full support for Duckworth's consideration. "Let me tell you. If you've got Tammy Duckworth by your side, it's a winning combination whoever you are. She is such an amazing person," he said.
