"Back in 2020, Joe Biden addressed concerns that he would be the oldest president in history. 'Look,' he said, 'I view myself as a bridge, not as anything else.' Four years later, as Biden delivered his election year State of the Union address, I found myself pondering where, exactly, Biden's bridge leads. ...

"The passage on Israel and Hamas revealed the true purpose of this year's State of the Union. Biden's emphasis on aid to the Palestinians in Gaza, and on pressuring Israel to conduct a just war according to an impossible double standard, was a panicked response to divisions on his left. Indeed, the whole speech was a panicked response to divisions on his left. The Biden high campaign must believe that its problem is the Democratic base -- and that the way to boost turnout among the Democratic base is through progressive messaging.

"I have no doubt that Democrats will be pleased with the result. But I am also skeptical it will persuade independents and working-class men and women of all races that Biden has the answers to Aemrica's problems. And if something doesn't change for Biden soon, he will be the bridge from one Trump term to another."

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