Sure, those were Trump surrogates pushing that nickname during the 2020 campaign. Not people I’d trust, ever. I’m not saying Joe doesn’t have his issues, but your examples are shit.
No, it originated from a 1975 Senate hearing where civil rights lawyer Jack Greenberg took Joe Biden to task for sponsoring bills that would prevent desegregation in Delaware.
The nickname really caught on after the series of “new Jim Crow” legislation, nomination, etc. that culminated in the 90s crime bill.
He was chosen as Obama’s VP explicitly due to that history along with that nickname as a form of appeasement with the “white moderates”.
Gonna also address why his nickname in Congress was Jim Crow Joe?
Sure, those were Trump surrogates pushing that nickname during the 2020 campaign. Not people I’d trust, ever. I’m not saying Joe doesn’t have his issues, but your examples are shit.
No, it originated from a 1975 Senate hearing where civil rights lawyer Jack Greenberg took Joe Biden to task for sponsoring bills that would prevent desegregation in Delaware.
The nickname really caught on after the series of “new Jim Crow” legislation, nomination, etc. that culminated in the 90s crime bill.
He was chosen as Obama’s VP explicitly due to that history along with that nickname as a form of appeasement with the “white moderates”.