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The Washington Roundtable: Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos discuss President Biden\u2019s energetic State of the Union address, the positive response among Democrats in the polls, and how press coverage is shaping the public\u2019s perceptions of Biden\u2019s campaign.

\u201cHe wasn\u2019t looking to convince anybody,\u201d Glasser says. \u201cWhat he was looking to do was to tell his side, \u2018Stop freaking out. I\u2019m in the fight.\u2019 \u201d

This week\u2019s reading:

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• \u201cSo Much for \u2018Sleepy Joe\u2019: On Biden\u2019s Rowdy, Shouty State of the Union,\u201d by Susan B. Glasser
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• \u201cJoe Biden\u2019s Last Campaign,\u201d by Evan Osnos
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