What Went Down During Joe Biden’s Inauguration

Biden said, “We must end this uncivil war.” This speech has made clear that Biden’s administration knows what it is up against, in terms of the growing political polarization in the U.S., or what academics have recently referred to as political sectarianism.

For me, Sarah, he has to go further than reaching across the aisle and getting some bipartisan bills through Congress. This is a much bigger issue than legislation. What kind of efforts will Biden make to reach the citizens who believe the election was stolen? Who believe in a conspiracy theory that there is an evil cabal of child traffickers? I’m not sure if it’s possible, but that needs to be the goal.

Sarah, Biden keeps returning to the idea that disagreement is normal and healthy but must not become disunity. This also seems consistent with his campaign messaging. He consistently ran as a candidate who could speak to different factions within the Democratic Party but could also reach out to independents and some Republicans. And he had, most likely, the most ideologically diverse range of supporters within the Democratic primary.