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The 'What Ifs' That Will Haunt Biden's Legacy

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Julian Zelizer : Joe Biden's legacy speaks resoundingly to his effectiveness as one of the best one -term Presidents in U.S. history.

Biden united Democratic Party around his leadership early in his term, Zelizer says.

Biden also proved an able steward of the economy despite immense headwinds, he says.

He says Biden made good on his promise to return to democratic norms after Trump 's destructive first term.

What if he had stepped aside sooner and let the Democratic primary process play out, yielding a more viable challenger to Trump ? What if he hadn’t thrown his support to Kamala Harris ? But such hypotheticals are mere folly. What we know is this: Despite his best intentions, Biden was unable to stem the orange tide of Trump ’s resurgent, angry populism rooted in economic discontent. Instead of turning the page on the MAGA Movement , Biden will be seen as a productive interlude, a relative calm before the Trump storm surge returned..