Biden: I Don’t Think We Could Continue to Be Red or Blue, We’re a Purple Nation

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BIDEN: "Well, look, I'm in the — I got involved in public life because of civil rights and civil liberties issues and coming from a state that's a good state but had a lot of problems. I think that — I'm not sure Joe Biden's visit is important except to the extent that I think we've got to come together. I don't think we can continue to be red and blue. I really mean it. Look, we're a purple nation. This is not about — we're all Americans. And I think if we sort of — and I know I got criticized heavily when I was running for the presidency and getting the nomination, even in South Carolina, which I did very well in, thanks to Jim and others. The whole notion that I said I'm running for three reasons. One, to restore the soul of the country. A sense of decency and honor, to treat each other with respect. Don't talk to each other like we're talking to each other.”