Biden: I am not sleeping with those Socialists

Biden’s response to voters concerned about socialism: ‘I beat the socialist.’

Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Monday offered a blunt response to voters concerned about socialism: Look at who won the Democratic primary.

On a campaign trip to Wisconsin, Mr. Biden was asked in an interview with a local television station, WLUK, to address voters “worried about socialism.”

“I beat the socialist,” Mr. Biden said. “That’s how I got elected. That’s how I got the nomination. Do I look like a socialist? Look at my career — my whole career. I am not a socialist.”

Mr. Biden was referring to Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a self-described democratic socialist whom he defeated to capture the Democratic presidential nomination.