'Joe Biden’s eloquent defense of democracy was a message Americans needed to hear. But it was not the one voters most want now from their president,' writes Stephen Collinson | Analysis
Joe Biden’s eloquent defense of democracy was a message Americans needed to hear. But it was not the one voters most want now from their president – that relief is at hand from the soaring cost of living. Biden’s speech Wednesday, delivered blocks from the US Capitol that was ransacked by ex-President Donald Trump’s mob on January 6, 2021, was a strong election-closing argument. But for an election other than the one taking place next week. That’s not to say that the warning was misplaced.
“Will that person accept the outcome of the election, win or lose?” he added, at the end of a campaign in which several GOP nominees have not guaranteed they would accept voters’ will. In places where Biden is unpopular, Democrats in tight races have made an explicit point about distancing themselves from the national party. “You know, the national Democratic Party has never been really good at strategic political decisions.
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