Who can still ignore it? Joe Biden’s life has been punctuated by drama. The loss of his first wife and their 13 month old daughter in a car accident in 1972. Then the death in 2015 of his son Beau from a brain tumor. Marked by these ordeals, the Democratic candidate exposes them, and makes his private life a campaign argument. Mentioned both in clips, interviews and sometimes very emotional speeches, Beau for example was omnipresent during the Democratic Convention which took place this week.
Is Joe Biden doing too much? This display of privacy may come as a surprise. But Americans are fond of it. For the candidate, it is above all a way of highlighting his family values and empathy. And to give a great lesson in resilience. Close to people, attentive, he manages, drawing on his past of suffering, to reach those who are going through difficult times, and to show them that tragedies can be overcome. A message that resonates particularly during a pandemic, when the coronavirus has already killed more than 174,000 people in the United States, and that the president is the subject of strong criticism for his management of the crisis. Joe Biden wants to make these dramas his strength. And, with these qualities, appear as the antithesis of his rival Donald Trump.
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