Biden won’t be a new FDR

Roosevelt passed the New Deal to stave off mass revolt. Absent the same pressures, Joe isn’t likely to follow in his footsteps

Foreground: Gage Skidmore (CC-BY-SA 2.0) Background: Pharoah Hound (CC-BY-SA 3.0)

Throughout his campaign and in the early days of his presidency, Joe Biden has attempted to drape himself in the mantle of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, frequently invoking the name of the New Deal architect in…