The Stakes for Joe Biden’s State of the Union

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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As he gears up for a rematch against Donald Trump, the President is banking on a strong performance in his State of the Union Address to allay concerns about his age and unimpressive polling. His guest list suggests he'll highlight abortion rights, the importance of the NATO alliance, and student-debt relief. But he might also try to shift blame for inflation and the border crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.0	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:37.0	How much is Joe Biden banking on his performance at tonight's State of the Union address, and what to expect as the
0:44.8	incumbent president tries to frame his 2024 rematch against Donald Trump.
0:50.0	Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.
0:52.8	We are joined today by my colleagues,
0:54.7	columnist Bill McGurn and Kim Strassal.
0:57.8	The pageantry of the State of the Union address
1:00.5	is rooted in a line in the Constitution. says the President shall from time to time give to Congress
1:06.1	information of the State of the Union and recommended their consideration such measures as he
1:11.0	shall judge necessary and expedient.
1:14.2	And it isn't always, it isn't necessarily a joint address.
1:18.3	The Senate historians page says that Thomas Jefferson delivered it in writing in 1801, which was the tradition until
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