On a sweat-soaked stage in South Carolina on Friday night, it was almost as if Joe Biden had put the uproar surrounding his comments about segregationists behind him
Speaking at a gathering of 21 presidential candidates here, the former vice president did not mention the controversy from the platform. Nor did his rivals confront him about it directly at Rep. Jim Clyburn’s annual fish fry event, a reflection of their reticence to criticize Biden in front of a crowd that adored him.who had been forcefully calling for Biden to apologize this week — delivered a conciliatory message on stage.
In South Carolina, voters “either don’t know about [the controversy surrounding segregationists], or it doesn’t bother them," said Antjuan Seawright, the ubiquitous local“People in the bubble are most disturbed by that,” he said. “When you talk to everyday people, it really doesn’t bother them. And that’s the difference between running a real grassroots-focused campaign, versus an in-the-weeds, in-the-bubble, Washington, D.C.-focused campaign.
In a state where a majority of the Democratic electorate is black, Biden, as he often does, invoked his connection to President Barack Obama when he called Clyburn “the highest ranking African American in the history of the United States of America, other than the guy I worked with for eight years.”Biden wasn’t the only contender to receive a warm welcome. The crowd had chanted for Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, too — and waved Kamala Harris-branded glow sticks for the California senator.
Even if Biden escaped direct attacks on the issue Friday night, the controversy surrounding his comments about working with segregationists almost certainly has not been put to rest. Instead, it lurched forward on the sidelines of a weekend filled with party events here. Responding to reporters’ questions at venues FridayPOLITICO Playbook newsletterBy signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
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