Thread by @EamonJavers

NBC calls it: Joe Biden is the President Elect.

https://twitter.com/kasie/status/1325112010837811201

The Trump era in American politics is over.

(Unless he runs again in ‘24)

But is the era of Trumpism over in America?

There are any number of political figures who can claim the mantle of Trumpism. And with smoother edges and slightly broader messaging, there’s a potential winning coalition for Trumpism without Trump.

Now what happens for Joe Biden? He takes over leadership of a badly fractured nation. And he will have to manage the deep fractures in his own party as centrists and the left wing fight over the meaning of this victory.

That will first play out during the transition in a battle over personnel. Who gets the big slots in the Biden administration will shape the next four years and tell us who has the upper hand in the party.

At the same time, Biden will have to manage a spiraling pandemic, a deep economic crisis, social justice challenges, and a potentially divided government.

This is a great victory for him personally, but Joe Biden’s biggest challenge begins right now.