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On Day One, Biden Can Start Winning the Midterms
For Democrats, the key to success in 2022 is a disciplined agenda in 2021.
Not too soon to start thinking about 2022.
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In a few days, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi will take possession of the most coveted prize in U.S. politics: unified control of the federal government. They shouldn’t expect it to last — and they should govern that way.
That means moving both aggressively (to get people back to work) and cautiously (to avoid the kind of overreach common among newly elected presidents). And it will require following the most important political maxim in today’s low-trust climate: Support any policy that “does exactly what it says on the tin.”