Fourteen years ago, I told a well-informed friend that Barack Obama was considering picking Joe Biden as his running mate in the 2008 election. “You’ve got to be kidding,” came the riposte. “Biden is way past it.”Similar obituaries were being penned only two weeks ago as Biden’s poll numbers dropped below even Donald Trump’s nadir. Yet here we are. America’s oldest president can now boast of a stronger legislative record in less than two years than either Obama or Bill Clinton achieved in eight. It turns out that low expectations are Biden’s secret weapon.
14年前，我曾告诉一位通常消息灵通的朋友，巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)在考虑挑选乔•拜登(Joe Biden)作为他在2008年选举中的竞选伙伴。这位朋友反驳道：“你铁定在开玩笑，拜登年纪太大了。”
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