OPINION | Biden risks being a lame-duck president

As president, Biden’s agenda will be stumped by Trump because his ghost will live on in his victorious co-conspirators

05 November 2020 - 20:22

Damaged liberal hearts may briefly be lifted by Joe Biden receiving more votes than anyone in US presidential history, until they find out Donald Trump came in a historic second. He even exceeded Barack Obama’s peak 2008 tally. The real lesson from Tuesday’s record turnout and the continuing vote counts is that America is bitterly, energetically and almost evenly divided...

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