One name has been noticeably absent from Joe Biden’s string of endorsements in recent weeks: former President Clinton.
While former President Obama, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are among the party luminaries who have rolled out endorsements to keep Biden’s name in the news and send the signal of a unifying party, Bill Clinton has not had his moment.
Some Democrats say that’s likely not unintentional, arguing that a high-profile endorsement of Biden by Bill Clinton would be off-key as the former vice president deals with a 1993 charge of sexual assault from a former staffer.
“Talk about a man who doesn’t fit the moment,” said one longtime Democratic fundraiser.