Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Me Too Founder Tarana Burke Calls Biden's Response 'Disrespectful And Inexcusable' [View all]karynnj
(59,501 posts)That said, I think that she is going too far here. This episode did the OPPOSITE of "deepening a culture of silence around all sexual harassment and violence"
First of all, Biden's actions, inappropriate as some of them were, were not violence or even sexual harassment. In the years he was in the Senate, there were some senators on each side whose actions DID rise to that level. That was never Biden's reputation. If there was anything that rose to that level, it would have discovered when the Obama team vetted him - and if they missed it it would have been an issue in 2008.
So, at this point, you had a man who most people who actually know him call decent, compassionate ... and too demonstrative. He has acknowledged that and says that he will change his behavior.
The magnitude in the change in the Democratic half of the population on this can be measured by the fact that Joe Biden is being called out on this by many of the same people who were huge fans of Bill Clinton, who had far bigger problems - though not the Republican exaggerations.
Some of this might be simply a desire to nominate a woman, but it is clear that - even with everything shown - the majority of Americans do not see this as disqualifying for Biden.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden