Joe Biden retains support even after controversy over his touchy style. “I don’t think it’s anything except for who he is and who he’s been for years,” says Sam Lieberman, former chair of Nevada’s Democratic Party.
Sam Lieberman, former chairman of the Nevada Democratic Party, has a framed picture in his office of Joe Biden. In the photo, taken sometime during Biden’s short-lived 2008 presidential campaign, Biden is standing behind Lieberman and kissing his scalp.
Interviews with more than a dozen operatives, party leaders and county chairs in the four early presidential states raised similar sentiments. Among these gatekeepers — many of whom have met Biden during his previous runs for president or in his capacity as Barack Obama’s running mate — the prevailing view is that the current controversy isn’t enough to seriously damage his candidacy should he choose to run.
“The people in the early states have known Joe Biden for a long time, have seen him time and again, and we feel a great affection for him,” said Carol Fowler, a prominent South Carolina Democrat who along with her husband, Don, led the state party and hosted countless fundraisers over the years.“And there [Biden] was giving me a big squeeze around the shoulders,” she said, referring to one of the photos.
“He has been acting the exact same way, as far as I know, for 30 years. It’s not anything that’s new or surprising for people who’ve been around him,” said longtime Iowa Democratic strategist Jeff Link. “There’s a 20-person primary that’s forming. There are people who are gung-ho for other candidates and I think they’re going to keep trying to make this an issue and stir the pot going forward. I don’t think that’s going to take hold.
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