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Joe Biden

A premature assessment

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Jonathan Bernstein
Jan 16, 2025
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There was once a time that Senator and presidential candidate Joe Biden was mostly known as an excellent public speaker who was a bit light on substance. The Biden who gave a mediocre, poorly delivered farewell speech Wednesday night has fully reversed that reputation.

For Biden and his fans, the historical parallel to reach for is clearly Harry Truman. …

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