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Biden’s Inevitability Mythology

So, countless signs suggest that Biden is running, and with an aura of inevitability. But Democrats-in-waiting are already busy working on plans B, C, and D—just in case, you know…

President Biden
An aura of inevitability is beginning to surround Joe Biden’s run for re-election. Is is legit? Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Tara Palmeri
December 15, 2022

As the holiday season takes hold, the White House has succeeded in procuring a political gift that seemed all but impossible as recently as the spring: despite his dithering and early foibles, they’ve created an aura of inevitability surrounding Joe Biden’s run for re-election. The West Wing communications apparatus might suggest that this is all the well-plotted result of legislative successes, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Democrats’ stronger-than-anticipated results in the midterms. Of course, that’s only part of the picture.