Pollster: Biden denounces Kenosha violence after campaign 'misjudged how important it was to the American people'
NY Times, Axios and Politico published stories warning Kenosha violence could push voters to GOP
By Yael Halon | Fox News
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden finally condemned the ongoing violence in Kenosha, Wis. and cities across the country after his campaign initially "misjudged how important it was to the American people," pollster and president of Maslansky & Partners, Lee Carter told “Fox & Friends Weekend†Sunday.
"I think it's important that we take note of this shift on the violence, because it's really really important to the American people, and I think that his campaign might have misjudged how important it was to the American people and what it meant," Carter said.
Biden's forceful condemnation of the ongoing violence came amid a storm of headlines urging the Democratic candidate to address the issue.
In a video message shared on Wednesday, the former vice president disavowed the violence while still expressing his support for peaceful protest.
"You know, as I said after George Floyd's murder, protesting brutality is a right and absolutely necessary," Biden said. "But burning down communities is not protest- it's needless violence, violence that endangers lives, violence that guts businesses and shutters businesses that serve the community. That's wrong."
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