For two days in South Carolina, Joe Biden sought refuge in a state he likens to a second home. But even his large lead in early polls here couldn’t insulate him from the angst surrounding his comments about segregationists
COLUMBIA, S.C. — For two days in South Carolina, Joe Biden sought refuge in a state he likens to a second home.
So it was Biden left South Carolina, his early state firewall, still trying to repair the damage done from two missteps that are likely to surface yet again next week during the campaign’s first debates. Together, the episodes are serving as a reminder that significant elements of the former vice president’s record — and the political era that birthed him — have fallen out of step with whole swaths of the Democratic Party today.
On the eve of Saturday’s Planned Parenthood forum and a state Democratic Party convention across the street, Biden’s campaign announced endorsements from nearly a dozen current and former South Carolina mayors. Biden said it seems “like I’ve lived in South Carolina for a long time.” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who is gaining momentum nationally, has more than 30 staffers in South Carolina, according to her campaign. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who was drubbed by Hillary Clinton by more than 47 percentage points in South Carolina in the 2016 primary, now has 35 staffers in the state.
In an interview on Saturday with the Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC on a set on the convention floor, Biden said his remarks about his ability to work even with two segregationists were misconstrued. | Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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