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Joe Biden should not seek re-election

He and the country have more to gain if he rises above the next presidential contest

After a lifetime of public service, Joe Biden defeated a sitting president and then accomplished more in two years, and more of it with bipartisan support, than few but he imagined possible. He has led his party to a strong showing, by past standards, in the midterm elections.

This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Say it ain’t so, Joe”

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