President Joe Biden has announced his re-election bid.

Still, a lot of Democratic voters are telling pollsters they wish he wouldn¡¯t. To the extent that voters are wary of having a president in his 80s, their discomfort is understandable. But if it¡¯s a question of how Biden has done handling the job of president, Democrats should cheer up about their likely nominee.

Biden¡¯s challenge throughout his presidency has been to make good on two very different promises he laid out in 2020: to restore normal government following the chaos of Donald Trump¡¯s presidency and to govern as a mainstream Democrat in a party that has become increasingly liberal over the last decade. For the most part, he has found ways to walk that line.