If Joe Biden wins in November, much of his agenda will hinge on a potentially surprising power-player: Chris Coons
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Coons is known for embracing the centrist, consensus-oriented politics that animate Biden, whose Senate seat he now holds. He’s hopeful that Republicans may be more willing to work with Biden than they did with President Barack Obama. But he also has no illusions about the state of the polarized Senate. And he insists Biden “is not naive.”
It’s an acknowledgment of how partisan the Senate has become and signals that aggressive moves may be in store for Capitol Hill if Democrats take back the Senate and the White House and face blanket GOP resistance led by new Minority LeaderCoons’ bond with Biden also raises the prospect that he could find himself with a senior post in the new administration.
“I think he can be pretty influential,” said Sen. Doug Jones , another Biden supporter. “Chris has that way to be very influential and will help navigate … with members of Congress.” Coons also had a close relationship with Beau Biden, Joe Biden’s son, with whom he began a Young Democrats organization together.
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