In a Fox News Sunday interview by Chris Wallace, the following exchange occurred (video here, transcript here):
"WALLACE: ...As we've mentioned, you're in South Carolina right now, on the campaign trial. Thirty seconds or less, what kind of a chance would a Northeastern liberal like Joe Biden stand in the South if you were running in Democratic primaries against Southerners like Mark Warner and John Edwards.
BIDEN: Better than anybody else. You don't know my state. My state was a slave state. My state is a border state. My state has the eighth- largest black population in the country. My state is anything from a Northeast liberal state."
Folks, I lived most of my life in Delaware. I live in Georgia now. Delaware is about as far removed from a southern state as you can get. Delaware politics is far closer to New Jersey and Pennsylvania than it is to Georgia. The mere fact they elected Joe Biden tells you all you need to know about Delaware politics.
When my parents first moved to Delaware from Georgia, they used to get comments on their southern accents. Even after their accents went away, after living there for the better part of almost 30 years, they would still get comments about their accents.
While I recognize that Delaware is technically a southern state using the Mason-Dixon definition, culturally it is not. Even though Biden is historically accurate in calling Delaware a slave state, they also voted NOT to secede. Not exactly good Confederate brownie points there, but it does point to a reality from the 19th century that remains true today: Delaware is closer to the northeast politically, regardless of the slave issue.
I wonder if the state with the eighth largest black population is proud of their senator who touts their slavery history in order to buy votes? I can tell you THAT would not sell in Georgia any better than it would in Delaware.
But then, Biden is typical of northeastern liberal bias against southerners if he thinks his state's slave history makes him an attractive candidate here.
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Hmm... perhaps Biden is just confused. Could it be he THINKS he actually represents MARYLAND?
BILL
P.S. - On a serious note, though... Biden at least has the ability to APPEAR to be making sense if you aren't really paying close attention and don't have a deep subject knowledge of subjects he's expounding upon. Yes... I too think he's somewhat of a empty suit... but he APPEARS to be "an adult" and the MSM likes him. My guess is that he'd actually HELP the Democratic ticket as VP nominee.
Bill,
Biden suffers from a terminal case of foot-in-mouth disease. He would be a monstrous liability as a vp candidate, even ignoring the fact he is from a small state.
See what a big tent conservatism is? (*GRIN*)
And so... once more... we agree to disagree.
BILL
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