What Went Down During President Biden’s Speech To Congress

I feel like this is consistent with where Biden has been for a while. He focused on the economy and COVID-19, but also talks about the Democratic priorities (climate change, immigration, guns, race) and democracy preservation.

They didn’t give Glenn an Oscar, they had to give her a bit.

Yeah, Sarah, that may have been a strategic choice. Polls suggest that the coronavirus stimulus package and infrastructure bill are very popular, even enjoying some crossover support among Republicans; racial issues like immigration reform, reparations and police reform are a lot more divisive. Plus, there is the study Alex cited earlier that emphasizing racial issues is not good politics. Biden may feel like the safest ground to tread is one that deemphasizes cultural conflict and plays up economic populism.