{"id":121512,"date":"2019-04-25T11:13:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T15:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=121512"},"modified":"2019-04-25T11:14:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T15:14:22","slug":"video-students-appalled-by-footage-of-creepy-joe-biden-touching-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=121512","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Students appalled by footage of &#8216;creepy&#8217; Joe Biden touching women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cabot Phillips<br \/>\nMedia Director<\/p>\n<ul class=\"articleBullets\">\n<li>Former Vice President Joe Biden announced his bid for president of the United States.<\/li>\n<li>In light of the announcement, Campus Reform&#8217;s Cabot Phillips traveled to the University of Iowa.<\/li>\n<li>Phillips specifically asked students to react to videos of what appears to be Biden touching women and girls inappropriately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Vice President Joe Biden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2020-election\/joe-biden-launches-2020-presidential-run-n998236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a>\u00a0Thursday his candidacy for president.<\/p>\n<p>Though already considered among the front-runners by many, Biden is not without controversy. Last month, footage appearing to show the vice president inappropriately touching women went viral, amassing millions of views and eventually garnering a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2019\/04\/04\/donald-trump-tweets-mocking-video-joe-biden\/3366075002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">response<\/a>\u00a0from President Trump. Biden defended his actions, saying it was never his intention to make someone feel uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"large_quote\" class=\"largeQuote\">\u201cThat\u2019s definitely excessive, there\u2019s no reason to be grabbing at people like that&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"st_twitter\" data-layout=\"button\"><span class=\"stButton\"><span class=\"chicklets twitter\">Tweet This<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always tried to make a human connection,\u201d he explained in a video\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2019\/04\/03\/ill-more-mindful-biden-addresses-allegations-unwanted-touching\/3355536002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">response<\/a>, before going on to say, \u201cI will be more respectful of people\u2019s personal space\u201d in the future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/?ID=11859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[RELATED: VIDEO: Students all about Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s &#8216;Green New Deal&#8217;&#8230;then find out what&#8217;s in it]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wanting to know what young voters thought of the situation and whether it would impact their potential support of Biden,\u00a0<em>Campus Reform<\/em>&#8216;s Cabot Phillips headed to the University of Iowa. Showing students a short clip of the viral footage, he asked, \u201cWhat is your reaction to this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The response was near universal\u2026<\/p>\n<p><center><span class=\"fr-video fr-fvc fr-dvi fr-draggable\" contenteditable=\"false\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cZoTiBEqReY\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/?ID=12038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[RELATED: VIDEO: Students support socialism&#8230;but not when it comes to their GPAs]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s definitely excessive, there\u2019s no reason to be grabbing at people like that,\u201d one student said, while another cringed, before adding, \u201che\u2019s very close to them\u2026 oh my gosh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One more student was struck by the response of the other women in the video, saying \u201ceveryone else, you can tell they\u2019re uncomfortable with the way he acts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Will this footage impact whom these students will support in the upcoming Iowa Caucus? Ultimately, time will tell.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/?ID=12141\">https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/?ID=12141<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabot Phillips Media Director Former Vice President Joe Biden announced his bid for president of the United States. In light of the announcement, Campus Reform&#8217;s Cabot Phillips traveled to the University of Iowa. 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