I’ve often assumed Harris didn’t want to insult her boss by going against him, because I got the impression she was planning to give Netanyahu what for once she took over - especially with him escalating things further and further. Did anyone else get that vibe, or was it just wishful thinking on my part?

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    Worldwide, we’re seeing electorates that are rejecting establishment candidates. It’s been that way since at least 2016, and really since the start of and response to the Great Recession. Obama ran as an outsider. He governed as a centrist, but he didn’t really run as one initially. And Biden only won because of the pandemic. If it weren’t for the pandemic, Trump would have won in 2020.

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      Agreed. Bidens history as a legislator is actually pretty loathsome. Its some sort of miracle that he was elected the first time.