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Common Ground Scorecard for Joe Biden

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Joe Biden (DE - D)

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Joe Biden (D) is the 46th president of the United States. He announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on April 25, 2023. He won the 2020 presidential election on November 3, 2020, with 306 electoral votes. Biden ran with U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate. Biden’s campaign has highlighted the work of his administration, including the creation of new jobs, the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and the United States Chips and Science Act, and the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 that addressed climate change and allowed Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices. A Biden campaign ad outlined his policy priorities for a second term, saying he’d work to make childcare and elder care more accessible, protect Social Security and Medicare, enact a minimum tax for billionaires, codify the right to abortion, ban assault weapons, and support voting rights. He criticized the Republican Party, saying, “MAGA extremists are […] cutting Social Security that you paid for your entire life while cutting taxes for the very wealthy, dictating what healthcare decisions women can make, banning books, and telling people who they can love. All while making it more difficult for you to be able to vote.” Biden represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009 before serving as vice president under President Barack Obama (D) from 2009 to 2017.

(Biography courtesy of https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Biden_presidential_campaign,_2024)

Learn what Joe Biden says about finding common ground

Up for Reelection in 2024

Common Ground Score is

30
Average

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
0
Personal ActionsMAX 30
0
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10
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Common Ground Score History for Joe Biden

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Official Performance Commentary

Official Performance score based on bipartisan job approval, which is below the threshold for points.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"Personal relationship is the one thing that unlocks the true potential of this place... A personal relationship is what allows you to go after someone hammer and tongs on one issue and still find common ground on the next. It is the grease that lubricates this incredible system we have. It is what allows you to see the world from another person's perspective and allows them to take the time to see it from yours."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Won Prize For Civility In Public Life from Allegheny College.

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Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

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