Former Vice President Joe Biden said he plans to pick a woman as his running mate if he secures the Democratic nomination to challenge President Donald Trump.
“I would pick a woman to be my vice president,” Biden said during Sunday night’s debate against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
Biden leads Sanders in both the delegate count and public polling, and is heavily favored to secure the nomination.
Sanders suggested he was inclined to pick a woman as his running mate, but did not make the same commitment.
“In all likelihood, I would,” he said.
No woman has ever served as president or vice president. Only two women, New York Rep. Geraldine Ferraro and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, have ever been a major party nominee for vice president. Ferraro was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1984 and Palin was the GOP nominee in 2008.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story said only one woman had been a major party nominee for vice president.
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