It Wasn’t Just the Debate
Every theory of how Joe Biden could win has fallen apart.
Rogé Karma
Rogé Karma is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He was previously the senior editor of The Ezra Klein Show at The New York Times. At The Atlantic, he covers economics and economic policy.
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