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The Trump-Biden rematch was a sequel no one asked for, and now no one can look away from it

It can help to think of the 2024 election not merely as a sequel to the 2020 election, but as the 60th entry in a franchise that started in 1788 and releases new chapters every four years
Elan Mastai
The 2020 election was framed as a battle for the soul of America: a historic reckoning with the literal fate of the world in the balance. But the fight isn’t over, writes Elan Mastai. This year’s presidential race is a sequel we’re all going to have to sit through - whether we want it or not.

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