Politically, Biden’s position made sense. Most white voters in Delaware opposed busing. Biden himself was trying to take this path in the 1988 election, before he derailed his campaign by plagiarizing a British Labor Party leader. And Biden has been supportive of civil rights laws as well as a strong ally to groups like the N.A.A.C.P. Biden could lead Democrats to victory over Trump, but his political style might affirm the assumptions behind Trumpism.

Source: New York Times March 11, 2019 16:07 UTC