Former Vice President Joe Biden is deflecting criticism for his handling of racial issues, both for his past policy positions and for comments he’s made in recent weeks. Much of the pushback has come from his rivals for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
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Why there's debate: Biden's left-wing critics believe he holds antiquated views on race. And while his detractors have stopped short of calling Biden a racist, they argue that he routinely took policy positions that were motivated by white racial fears and that had a disproportionate negative impact on black and brown Americans.
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