Momentum against Joe Biden is mounting again
After a brief lull, pressure is growing to replace him as the Democratic nominee
WINSTON CHURCHILL’S maxim that “nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result” has a political corollary: when a presidential candidate survives an assassination attempt, it can have a rallying effect. Exhilarated Republicans made a display of this in Milwaukee, where the party formally chose Donald Trump as its presidential nominee.
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