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Why Joe Biden’s Honeymoon May Be the Shortest on Record

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His only real mandate was to be not Donald Trump. He’ll accomplish that on Day One. Then what? Immigration? Not exactly a unifying issue.

When he raised his right hand on Wednesday, Joe Biden’s only real mandate was simply this: to not be Donald Trump. To paraphrase what Rush Limbaugh said about Barack Obama except in reverse, I hope he succeeds.

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