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The Bidens Won’t Let Democrats ‘Look Forward, Not Back’

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Then–President Joe Biden arrives to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., February 7, 2023.

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It’s one thing to hear Democratic lawmakers dismiss the cascade of revelations involving Joe Biden’s deterioration over the course of his presidency. Of course they would rather devote all their efforts to opposing the GOP. Of course they’d rather talk about the cruelty inherent in slowing down the rate of growth for programs like Medicaid. Of course they’d prefer to be “looking forward” rather than back at the Biden-era debacles that consigned them to the political wilderness.

It’s another thing entirely to hear that opportunistic line from pundits, even the liberal variety, if only because it’s probably bad advice.

Noah Rothman

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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