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Former Vice President Joe Biden hasn't announced that he's running for president, but in 2020 polling his name is consistently at the top.

And this week, the undeclared front runner is already performing damage control for his

unannounced campaign. In recent days three women have accused the former vice

president of inappropriate contact. On Wednesday, Biden announced in a video that he is going to be mindful about personal space going

forward, that he hears what these women are saying, and that he gets it.

While a number of prominent women have come to Biden's defense, there are

plenty of critics who have said he has no place representing a diverse, empowered,

progressive electorate in the coming presidential race.

When it comes to gender, have the politics of the Democratic Party passed Joe Biden by?

What happens now to the Biden proto candidacy?

And most urgently, what does it all mean for the Democratic Party of 2020?

This is Radio Atlantic. Joining me to discuss all of this is Jennifer Palmieri, former

Communications Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.

She also spent two years as Communications director for the Obama White House and was

deputy press secretary in the Clinton White House where Monica Lewinsky was her

intern. Jen joins me from Palo Alto where she is an advisor to the Emerson

collective which we should mention owns a majority stake in the Atlantic.

Jennifer Palmieri, it is a pleasure and an honor to have you on Radio Atlantic.

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