The End Days of the Democratic Primary
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s lo-fi address to the nation was an eerie reminder of where we find ourselves in this uncertain moment.
by Russell Berman
Mar 17, 2020
3 minutes
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Nothing brought home the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic quite so clearly—or fuzzily—as the pixelated visage that appeared on American television screens to claim a series of Democratic primary victories tonight.
Former Vice President Joe Biden was speaking from his home in Wilmington, Delaware, but he might as well have been in a bunker. Biden’s campaign had set up a podium and a pair of American flags, but the man poised to face President Donald Trump as the Democratic nominee had seemingly been reduced to what
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