The former president of the United States, Joe Biden, says that “is not surprised” by the electoral loss of Kamala Harris in 2024, not because of his qualifications, but for sexism and racism he believes he faced throughout his campaign.
“I was not surprised, not because I did not think that the vice president was the most qualified person to be president … I was not surprised because they followed the route of: the sexist route, the entire route,” Biden said Thursday during an interview about ABC's view.
“I have never seen such a successful and consistent campaign, undermining the notion that a woman could not lead the country, and a mixed woman,” he added.
Despite Harris's defeat, Biden insisted that if he had stayed in the race, he would have defeated Donald Trump again.
“Yes, he still got seven million less votes,” he said, pointing out his 2020 popular voting victory.
Biden's comments occur when it begins to resurface publicly after months outside the center of attention. He recently spoke a speech about Trump's threat to Social Security and spoke in Harvard.
He revealed that he is currently writing a book and reflecting on his future. “Things are coming and we are square trying to discover what is the most significant and consistent role that I can play, according to what I have done in the past,” Biden said.
On his relationship with Harris, Biden said they had spoken as recently as Wednesday. He avoided giving details, but emphasized that they stayed close and spoke frequently.
“She has a difficult decision to make about what she is going to do. I hope she stays completely compromised. I think she is first class,” he said. “But we also have many really good candidates. So, I'm optimistic. I'm not pessimistic.”
Rumors have circulated about Harris potentially postulated for governor of California or launching another presidential campaign in 2028. But Biden refused to comment on his future movements.
When asked if he advised Harris that he aligns closely with him during his campaign, Biden said no.
“I did not advise him to say that,” he said, referring to the appearance of October of Harris in the opinion that she declared that there was “something that comes to mind” that would have made Biden differently.
“She was part of every success we had. We would discuss how hell, by the way,” Biden said, describing his signs of disagreements from a healthy working relationship.
Even so, some progressive remain dissatisfied. Adam Green, co -founder of the progressive change campaign committee, said Biden is in “denial.”
“Joe Biden denies the fact that neither he nor Kamala Harris should have been the nominee of 2024. Voters demand authentic anti-establishment figures … and that is not Biden or Harris,” Green said.
When asked if he should have left the race before and backed Harris before, Biden replied that he had a lot of time to campaign and that they were united in decision -making throughout his period.
As for his relationship with former President Barack Obama, Biden did not directly approach tensions.
Instead, he said: “The only reason I left the race was because I didn't want to have a divided Democratic party … I thought it was better to put the country ahead of my interest, my personal interest.”
Biden recognized concerns about his age, 81 during the campaign, but defended his history.
He closed with optimism about the future of the party: “I hope it stays completely committed. We have many good candidates and I am optimistic.”
(ABC News)
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