Americans are pessimistic. With 2024 looming, Biden can't afford to squander the State of the Union.

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President Joe Biden speaks during the 2022 State of the Union.

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Trump may be the front runner, but his rivals clearly sense blood in the water as they move to recruit at Trump's own speeches

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Former President Donald Trump pauses during an address to New Hampshire Republicans.

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Arizona Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego, who's trying to unseat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, says 'nobody' in the state 'has really spoken to' her she joined the upper chamber

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Rep. Ruben Gallego, left, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

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