
Ben Roback: Biden can continue to expand the state – now that Republicans are too distracted by the culture wars
Biden wants to act quickly and boldly while his party has unified control of Congress, knowing full well that could change next year.
Biden wants to act quickly and boldly while his party has unified control of Congress, knowing full well that could change next year.
The President’s age and fall together shines an spotlight onto the woman who would assume the presidency were he to vacate it.
After the gladiatorial theatre of the Trump years, American politics is returning, at least in terms of government, to something more like normal.
Plus: Where have Allegra Stratton’s live press conferences got to? And why I hate Twitter.
The unenviable role of humourless teacher trying to discipline an impudent schoolboy was played by the Leader of the Opposition.
Seventeen Republican senators would be needed for the two thirds majority required to impeach him. This seems a high bar.
Intriguingly, he has retweeted an article which said: ‘May God bless him, Melania, and their family, as God leads him to the next chapter in his life.’
The President-elect’s closest circle of advisers seem to be selected on the basis of trust and experience.
“Trump lies a lot and Biden’s kind of not all there.” And it’s less than a week to go until voting day.”
Many felt the election was going to be close – and that, whatever the outcome, there was a widespread expectation that things would get messy.
The worst-case scenario for polling day and the weeks that follow is illegal, armed militias imposing themselves on polling stations and state capitols.
Several of our participants remained undecided. They wanted to hear more about where both candidates stood on policy, especially healthcare.
Plus: virtual conferences are the way of the future. America’s vice-presidential debate worked. And: Fox deserved better from his WTO campaign.
“I could see this dragging out for weeks…we probably won’t know who’s president until late December or early January.”
With Trump’s health still uncertain and Biden an even older man, Pence v Harris may turn out to be very important indeed.