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What Lesson Did the Democrats Learn From the Obama Years, Exactly?
20 days ago | By The New Republic
There is a story about Joe Biden that has been retold many times in the press over the last several years, largely because it seems to illuminate his political sensibilities and penchant for deal-making. Noam Scheiber told an early version of this story right here in The New Republic. And it showed up more recently in Alex Thompson's Politico Magazine feature on Biden's relationship with Mitch McConnell. In short, in late December 2012, Congress faced a economic disaster called the “fiscal cliff,” which would have led to massive budget cuts and tax increases had Congress not stepped in to...
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