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Can Joe Biden win the transition?

  • Written by John M. Murphy, Professor of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
imagePresident-elect Joe Biden introduces his foreign policy and national security team on Nov. 24 in Wilmington, Del. Mark Makela/Getty Images

Joe Biden won the election, but whether he wins the transition is another question. The peaceful transfer of power always tests an incoming president, but this time promises to be particularly perilous.

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