Why Biden is reviving his 'soul of the nation' argument for the midterm elections
President Biden wants to focus midterm arguments on the threat of political violence and risks to rights and freedoms. It's a strategy that worked for Democrats in a recent special election race.
President Biden has been speaking in increasingly dire terms about threats to American democracy, going so far as to describe some Republicans as "semi-fascist." On Thursday, he is set to deliver a prime-time address from Independence Park in Philadelphia about the "battle for the soul of the nation," kicking off a two-month fight Democrats are making to try to retain control of the House and Senate in midterm elections.
His speech comes at a time when a majority of Americans believe U.S. democracy is in crisis and one recent poll found
