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Biden recognizing the support he got from African American community, which put him over the top in cities like Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Milwaukee. Also helped him immensely during the primary in South Carolina.

Biden will likely begin his term with the lowest expectations of any recent president-elect. It will be easy to not act like Trump and to be empathetic, which were the main differentiators raised in the campaign. He’ll certainly be expected to address COVID-19, but that might be achieved in the public mind merely by taking it more seriously (as he has during the campaign). Although there was a large policy agenda, a tied or opposition-dominated Senate will diminish policy expectations.

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.