Like prior presidents, Joe Biden used his State of the Union speech to build on his achievements and to lay the basis for what quite clearly is a plan to seek a second term.
“Let’s finish the job,” Biden urged Congress in an optimistic, forward-looking speech that may have been the most vigorous and effective of his presidency. After two years in office, he said, “the State of the Union is strong.”
Biden’s tone and substance were clearly aimed at countering perceptions he is a weak leader and overcoming the gap between his view of his administration’s record and widespread public doubts suggesting he may face a tough sell in seeking reelection.
