The President-elect has been frequently criticized for his message of unity and not fighting hate with hate. But in the end, "As Biden sees it, trusting his instincts and tuning out the nay sayers is a big reason why he’s going to be the next Commander in Chief." He also recognized the generational and racial challenge provided by his area of the demographic and selected Kamala Harris to fill that space.
Now that they have won, the two have lots to do. They have to stop the damage done by the pandemic, repair a faltering economy, and if the Democrats do not win both Georgia Senate seats, reconcile with Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell. They'll also have to take on the entire Republican party, which still refuses to acknowledge his victory and has started looking into his tax records.
Before becoming running mates, Harris and Biden were rivals in the Democratic primary. Biden's message seemed to be lost in a sea of candidates arguing that Trump must be met with a "clenched fist" and Harris, who has never fit into a single political message, was also lost. But in the first debate, she had her iconic moment where she attacked Biden's record on equality.
