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Biden Lays the Foundation for a Normcore Presidency
America voted for boring competence, and so far he’s delivering.
Ron Klain and Joe Biden during the Ebola pandemic.
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You probably don’t remember, but there was a time in this country when not every presidential utterance would trigger your fight-or-flight response. You could go days without thinking about the president of the United States, unless he wore a tan suit or something.