Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

A Big Challenge for Biden Is Already in View

The president-elect has pledged to govern for all Americans, while also advancing a liberal agenda. Can he really do both?

November 11, 2020 at 12:34 PM UTC

By Jonathan Bernstein

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

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We got a pretty good indication this week of how President-elect Joe Biden is going to try to reconcile his two big campaign promises: A return to normal politics — including a commitment to represent the entire nation, and not just those who supported him — and a solidly liberal policy agenda.