[2] On June 19, 2020, Loftin told PEOPLE.com that "The significance of Juneteenth has always been meaningful in the Black community.
However, in the face of the continuous onslaught of racial incidents, police brutality and killings, and hate crimes, we're witnessing a renewed effort to uplift holidays that bring attention to the real history of this country."
In May 2020, Democratic candidate Joe Biden stated that he would pick a woman of color to be his running mate during the 2020 presidential election.
USA Today reported that "The presumptive Democratic nominee vowed in March to pick a woman as his vice presidential running mate.
Loftin said in a statement to USA Today that regardless of who becomes the vice presidential pick for the Biden campaign, black voters must recognize how "dangerous it would be to have Donald Trump be our president for the next four years.