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Kaleigh Rogers

And, Clare, this speech is a stark contrast to Trump’s rhetoric of singling out “Democrat-run” cities and states when discussing everything from protests to COVID-19 outbreaks.

Clare Malone

“I am humbled by the trust and confidence you’ve placed in me … who doesn’t see red states and blue states.” Biden is basically repeating what he said the other night, and, as Dan noted, echoing Obama. And I guess you can’t blame him; his Obama echo has been one of his strongest campaign strategies.

Dan Hopkins

In talking about seeing not “red states and blue states but the United States,” Biden calls back to Obama’s famous 2004 convention speech. But like Obama, he is unlikely to find much bipartisan cooperation in Congress, whatever his rhetoric.


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