The day after a crushing defeat against Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris delivered speeches that were dignified but without introspection. The Democratic failure, however, reveals a certain rejection of a popular base disenchanted by a party seen as elitist.
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By Ugo SantkinPublished on 7/11/2024 at 8:38 p.m.
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CIt’s a difficult time. You are suffering (…) Don’t forget everything we have accomplished. This has been a historic presidency,” Joe Biden declared this Thursday from the White House, in front of ministers and advisers saddened by the overwhelming victory of his sworn enemy to whom he nevertheless assured a “peaceful and orderly” transition. A speech that one could almost have believed was borrowed from that given the day before by the unsuccessful candidate.
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