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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: How It All Went Wrong for Biden

A post-mortem on Joe Biden’s disappointing fourth-place finish in Iowa. Plus: how the Trump campaign plans to weaponize disinformation in 2020.

It’s Thursday, February 6. The president took a victory lap at the White House today after being acquitted on both articles of impeachment.

In the rest of today’s newsletter: A post-mortem on Joe Biden’s fourth-place finish in Iowa. Plus: how the Trump campaign plans to weaponize disinformation in 2020.

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