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Dec 2021
43m 22s

The Doorstep: Grading the Biden/Harris "...

CARNEGIE COUNCIL FOR ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
About this episode

The Biden/Harris team had big plans for re-engaging the U.S. with the world after four years of retrenchment under Trump. But the continuing pandemic, runaway inflation, and rising populism have upended the new administration's 2021 goals. Mo Elleithee, executive director of Georgetown's Institute of Politics and Public Service, joins Doorstep co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin to discuss what the Biden/Harris team gets right and how messaging can be improved ahead of 2022 mid-term elections to engage a disconnected electorate.

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