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Democrats have enjoyed unified control of the federal government for nearly a year. What have they done with that opportunity? Two developments last week - elections in Virginia, New Jersey and elsewhere, and the passage by Congress of a historic piece of infrastructure legislation - give us the chance to assess where they're at.

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Check out two articles Andy wrote in The Guardian last week:

The real lesson of the election results? Democrats must go big and bold.

Biden scored a major victory on infrastructure. But is it enough?

Credits

Host - Andy Gawthorpe

Growth consultant - Anne Stoop