Analysis: Joe Biden just made clear he doesn’t 'get' the touching controversy
By Amber Phillips Amber Phillips Reporter for The Fix covering Congress, statehouses Email Bio Follow April 5 at 2:20 PM On Wednesday, former vice president Joe Biden stared straight into a camera and promised his supporters something: He’ll do better. He gets that his touchy-feely ways have made some women uncomfortable, and in the #MeToo era, that’s not acceptable.
Former vice president Joe Biden is joined by some children on stage as he speaks at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers on Friday. It was an ugly moment. Instead of treating the allegations seriously, as he promised he would, Biden made light of them. He compared these women feeling “shame” and being “embarrassed” when he kissed the back of their heads or pressed his forehead against theirs to a much more benign hand on the shoulder of a man, in full view of the public.
But he did play to his strengths in that video: He reminded people he’s folksy, he’s real, he’s not a politician. It won over some advocates, such as former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, an influencer in the Democratic Party and a potential presidential candidate herself. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also backed Biden.
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