Despite being a front runner for the majority of the Democratic nomination process, Joe Biden is beginning to bring himself back into the fold of the many, many candidates hoping to contest the 2020 US Presidential election for the Democrats. While previous accusations of him being too 'hands on' with women and even allegations of groping, haven't hindered him in his bid to become president, the latest episode of racism, and the current string of public mess ups could cost him his lead.
In a recent speech Biden said that "Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids", and despite trying to make his racist comment, politically correct, the door to his racism that was unlocked by candidate Kamala Harris, has now been pushed open by Biden himself. Ms Harris caught him out on a live tv debate when he claimed to have always worked for the black community, however she pointed out that his voting record would say otherwise. Biden tried to dodge the question posed by his fellow candidate, but the damage had already been done.
Last week he also told attendees of the Iowa State Fair that "We choose truth over facts.", which is certainly a less devious slip up of words. But it is yet another in a long string of slip ups in his speeches, and it's starting to take its toll on his credibility. He has now described himself as a "Gaffe Machine" in order to make light of his continuous mistakes in his public appearances, but this may have done more damage than good. It's certainly a political tactic to make light of mistakes, but this move has only highlighted his flaws and he may have unintentionally given Trump a new nickname for him.
Biden's age is certainly a factor in his campaign, though his vice-presidency has highlighted it more as experience. But the fact that he will be 78 when if he steps into the Oval Office, combined with his continuous slip ups, may lead people to question his mental ability to be the President of the United States of America. They are certainly two issues that will be used against him in the next debate, and could just have relegated him into the same tier as Sanders, Warren, Booker, and Harris.
In a recent speech Biden said that "Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids", and despite trying to make his racist comment, politically correct, the door to his racism that was unlocked by candidate Kamala Harris, has now been pushed open by Biden himself. Ms Harris caught him out on a live tv debate when he claimed to have always worked for the black community, however she pointed out that his voting record would say otherwise. Biden tried to dodge the question posed by his fellow candidate, but the damage had already been done.
Last week he also told attendees of the Iowa State Fair that "We choose truth over facts.", which is certainly a less devious slip up of words. But it is yet another in a long string of slip ups in his speeches, and it's starting to take its toll on his credibility. He has now described himself as a "Gaffe Machine" in order to make light of his continuous mistakes in his public appearances, but this may have done more damage than good. It's certainly a political tactic to make light of mistakes, but this move has only highlighted his flaws and he may have unintentionally given Trump a new nickname for him.
Biden's age is certainly a factor in his campaign, though his vice-presidency has highlighted it more as experience. But the fact that he will be 78 when if he steps into the Oval Office, combined with his continuous slip ups, may lead people to question his mental ability to be the President of the United States of America. They are certainly two issues that will be used against him in the next debate, and could just have relegated him into the same tier as Sanders, Warren, Booker, and Harris.
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