Reeher quoted in The Hill article on Biden, success of democracies

June 10, 2021

The Hill

Grant Reeher

Political Science Department

Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Elections

Foreign Policy

Global Governance

International Affairs

United States

The Hill

Grant Reeher

President Joe Biden is casting his first international trip as an opportunity to prove to the world that democracies work—but Americans are just as polarized as their elected representatives. "Biden does have a challenge," says Professor Grant Reeher. "He is arguing, 'I am here as the American president to be the leading voice.' But then he is subject to people saying, 'Wait a minute, look at what you folks have been going through. Why is it you? Why isn’t it [German Chancellor] Angela Merkel? Or one of the other leaders?' And it’s a legitimate criticism," he says. Read more in The Hill article, "The Memo: Biden says democracies work; the US is not helping his case."