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Inside Joe Biden’s plan to avoid a midterm ‘shellacking’
Presidents traditionally get pummeled in the off years. Especially those in their first term. But Team Biden has a plan. And some Dems are cautiously optimistic.
President-elect Joe Biden is facing an uphill battle to keep Democrats in control of Congress past 2022. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo
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Democrats under Barack Obama and Joe Biden were so badly pummeled in their first midterm elections that Obama famously called it a “shellacking.”
Ten years later, now President-elect Biden is hellbent on avoiding a repeat.
History isn’t on his side. Allies are concerned about his political strategy. And the party is worried about fundraising in an era where Donald Trump is not on the ballot.
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