United States | Biden’s burden

The year ahead in American politics looks daunting for Democrats

By the end of 2022, momentum will probably have shifted to Donald Trump’s Republicans

|WASHINGTON, DC

IN 2021 JOE BIDEN’S presidency began with early success, not long after a violent insurrection at the Capitol by diehard supporters of Donald Trump. In 2022, a reversal of fortunes is likely. Whatever verve the Biden administration still has may be killed off after the mid-term elections in November—a date that will also mark the unofficial start of the next presidential contest, which at this point seems a prelude to Mr Trump’s recoronation.

This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “A daunting year for Democrats”

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