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Herndon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjknqyP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvYXN0ZWFkLXctaGVybmRvbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NiZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbl8yMDIxMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NzIwNyZubD1vbi1wb2xpdGljcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzYzNDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGusvWvYXZo6MdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) President Biden extolled the infrastructure bill in Detroit last month. Democrats hope the coronavirus relief package, the infrastructure law and the spending agreement that is still being negotiated are enough to motivate the partyâs base ahead of the midterms.Doug Mills/The New York Times In August 2019, amid a Democratic presidential primary that seemed rife with uncertainty, Joseph R. Biden Jr. [held a round table with several Black political reporters in Washington, D.C.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjknqyP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOC8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qb2UtYmlkZW4tYmxhY2stdm90ZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTYmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25fMjAyMTEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDcyMDcmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3MmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc2MzQwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphrrL1r2F2aOjHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) The stated purpose: extol his support among Black communities, highlighting the same constituencies that eventually helped him secure the partyâs nomination. As Biden spoke for more than 90 minutes, he also outlined his governing philosophy. When I pressed Biden about why his policy agenda would succeed in Washington after Republicans repeatedly blocked efforts from his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, Biden said flatly that those rules would not apply to him. He, unlike Obama, had decades-long relationships in Congress, would be succeeding the historically chaotic presidency of Donald J. Trump, and was popular even among Republican constituents, he said. âPart of the role of a president is to persuade,â he said. If Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, were to block him, he said: âGuess what? Iâm going to go to Kentucky, and Iâm going to campaign.â Two years later, amid sinking poll numbers, a stalled agenda and growing fears among Democrats that a Republican shellacking is inevitable in next yearâs midterm elections, Biden is learning the limits of that strategy. Projecting competence has not persuaded enough skeptical Americans to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. His familiarity with Washington deal making â while crucial in passing a bipartisan infrastructure package â has not moved the needle on issues like voting rights, police reform or raising the minimum wage. McConnell, as Senate minority leader, is still playing the role of Democrat obstructionist in chief. And Biden, who prided himself on the ability to campaign in largely white, conservative areas, continues to lose ground among white voters without a college degree. [According to Pew Research](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjknqyP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGV3cmVzZWFyY2gub3JnL3BvbGl0aWNzLzIwMjEvMDkvMjMvdmlld3Mtb2YtYmlkZW4tYW5kLWNvbmdyZXNzaW9uYWwtbGVhZGVycy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTYmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25fMjAyMTEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDcyMDcmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3MmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc2MzQwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphrrL1r2F2aOjHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), about six in 10 white adults now say they disapprove of Bidenâs presidency. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjknqyP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MzMzNTEmbGk9Q04mbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPUNOXzIwMjExMjA3VwNueXRCCmGusvWvYXZo6MdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ The challenges help explain Bidenâs subtle shift in recent months, which has caught the eye of activists and some lawmakers. Gone is the former talk of a Republican âepiphanyâ or the prospect of campaigning in McConnellâs Kentucky backyard. The White House, and its congressional agenda, rests in the hands of more centrist Democratic senators like Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. In a town hall event with CNN in October that took place during a crucial period of negotiations for Bidenâs âBuild Back Betterâ social spending package, the president stunned some political observers by reversing his position on the Senate filibuster, the 60-vote threshold that has often hampered ambitious legislation. Biden â who was staunchly opposed to removing the filibuster during his time in the Senate and during the 2020 presidential campaign â said he was open to shifting his stance, particularly concerning voting rights. âWeâre going to have to move to the point where we fundamentally alter the filibuster,â Biden said. It âremains to be seen exactly what that means in terms of fundamentally â on whether or not we just end the filibuster straight up.â [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjknqyP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMjA4JmxpPUNOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1DTl8yMDIxMTIwN1cDbnl0QgphrrL1r2F2aOjHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ When Anderson Cooper, the host of the event, asked Biden directly: âWhen it comes to voting rights â just so Iâm clear, though â you would entertain the notion of doing away with the filibuster on that one issue. Is that correct?â The president responded, âAnd maybe more.â His words will have little tangible effect in the short term (several Democratic senators, including Manchin and Sinema, are opposed to ending the filibuster), but they are another sign of a White House coming to grips with the scope of its political challenges. Steve Phillips, a Democratic donor and strategist, said the partyâs desire to appease white conservative and independent voters who are souring on them should not come at the expense of exciting their cross-racial liberal base. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-2) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjknqyP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzIzMjk3JmxpPUNOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1DTl8yMDIxMTIwN1cDbnl0QgphrrL1r2F2aOjHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ âI think that the loudest and most influential voices in the White House and the Democratic Party do not believe in a base excitement and mobilization strategy,â Phillips said. âI think thereâs still clinging to the whole myth that with the right language and vocabulary, that weâll be able to win over some more white voters.â Democrat leaders are bullish that the three-legged stool of the coronavirus relief package signed by Biden in March, the infrastructure law passed in November and the spending agreement still being negotiated are enough to motivate the partyâs base ahead of the midterm elections. Some of Bidenâs closest allies blame the news media, saying if voters feel underwhelmed with what the party has delivered this year, itâs because of how it has been reported. âWhy do we have to do the presidentâs entire agenda in his first year in office,â said Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, a top House Democrat and close ally of Biden. But it was Biden who promised ambitious action on things like climate change, voting rights, the minimum wage, criminal justice and police reform. And members of his own party are worried that the White House is missing a critical window for boldness, not competence. âItâs not that these things just didnât happen,â said Representative Cori Bush of Missouri, a Democrat and House progressive. âWe were talking about them. We were pushing these things, we were organizing around those bills and we still donât have them.â Phil Arballo, a Democrat who lost to Representative Devin Nunes of California, had been hoping to challenge him again in 2022.Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times Redistricting is making California a top House battlefield. 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On Monday, [Nunes announced he would resign from Congress](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjknqyP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8wNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9kZXZpbi1udW5lcy10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2JmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMjExMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3MjA3Jm5sPW9uLXBvbGl0aWNzJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NjM0MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYa6y9a9hdmjox1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) at the end of the year to lead former President Donald J. Trumpâs media and technology company. Nunes was prodded toward that decision in large part by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. The nonpartisan group this week will put the finishing touches on new boundaries that are likely to transform the district Nunes has represented for 19 years from a rural area that voted for Trump in 2020 by five percentage points into one centered here in Fresno, the fifth-largest city in California, which Joseph R. Biden Jr. would have carried handily. Californiaâs new map will stand in stark contrast to most of the country, scrambling the fortunes of lawmakers in both parties and creating the broadest â perhaps the only â true battlefield for 2022. [Read the full story.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjknqyP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLXJlZGlzdHJpY3RpbmctbWlkdGVybXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NiZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbl8yMDIxMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NzIwNyZubD1vbi1wb2xpdGljcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzYzNDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGusvWvYXZo6MdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Subscribe Today We hope youâve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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