Article snippet: Former Vice President MORE apologized Saturday for his recent remarks about his ability to work with segregationists during his time as a Senator. The remarks are his first mea culpa over the comments this campaign cycle. The White House hopeful maintained he had done the right thing by working across the aisle with people whose views he found “repugnant,” but apologized if he gave the impression he was praising the senators. “Everything they stood for offended me. They represented everything that I ran against.” Biden said in Sumter, S.C. “I do believe we have work to do, even with those who we find repugnant, to make our system of government to work for all of us. I believe then and I believe now, and I know it can be done without compromising on our principles.” “Folks, now was I wrong a few weeks ago to somehow give the impression to people that I was praising those men who I successfully opposed time and again? Yes, I was. I regret it and I’m sorry for any of the pain or misconception I may have caused anybody.” The former vice president apologized while barnstorming South Carolina, a crucial early nominating state in which black voters make up roughly 60 percent of the primary electorate.Biden has faced withering criticism in recent weeks over his remarks about staunch segregationist Sens. James O. Eastland of Mississippi and Herman Talmadge of Georgia, saying at a fundraiser last month “there was some civility” in the Senate and “we got things done.” The... Link to the full article to read more