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Biden said Wednesday he's prepared to work with Republicans, and that the American people want bipartisanship regardless of which party is in the majority.
\"This election season, the American people made it clear: they want every day going forward not to be a constant political battle. There's too much of that going on,\" Biden said.
Biden in the final campaign stretch cast the elections not as a referendum on his party, as has long been the historical trend, but a choice between the Democratic Party's agenda and that of \"extreme MAGA Republicans.\"
Karen Finney, a Democratic strategist, said Tuesday's elections indicate the message stuck.
\"This election, in so many ways, was a choice between the future and the past,\" she told ABC News, \"between moving America forward and putting us backward.\"
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Others were more cautious, saying Democrats still have more work to do before the next cycle.
\"I think it resonated with enough swing voters to avoid a complete disaster,\" Craig Varoga, a Democratic strategist working on races around the country, told ABC News of Biden's message. \"And I think that in this environment that should be seen as a significant accomplishment but it's probably not going to be an outright victory.
\"We had a near death experience and we should look at a near death experience and say, 'What are we going to do to avoid that in the future and what are we going to do to unify our message in order to save America?'\" Varoga added.
Several Democratic candidates, especially those in tough races, distanced themselves from Biden and the administration in the general election. Some, such as Rep. Tim Ryan in Ohio, went so far as to say Biden shouldn't run again in 2024.
Biden has said he intends to run for reelection but made it clear he wouldn't make a formal decision until after the midterms.
Pressed on the timing of any announcement and what the election results would have on his decision, Biden told reporters Wednesday he and his family are going to have \"discussions\" about it over the next few weeks.
\"I don't feel any hurry one way or the other to make that judgment,\" Biden said. \"Today, tomorrow or whenever. No matter what my predecessor does,\" referring to Donald Trump, but not by name.
Some polling before the midterms showed Democrats were looking elsewhere for a 2024 nominee, but will the midterms boost Biden's chances?
\"Look at the record of accomplishments, look at the fact that his administration broke historical trends,\" Finney said. \"He has earned the right to take his time.\"
Trump's been teasing another presidential run for months. At a rally in Ohio this week, Trump said he's going to make \"very big\" announcement on Nov. 15 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.
But the former president was left fuming by Tuesday's results, and political strategists agreed it was a bad night for him and his brand. Trump's hand-picked candidates, many election deniers, lost their races in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and other states.
\"I also expect there will be a dash of reckoning within the Republican Party,\" Kessler said. \"Never have I seen such a huge gap in candidate quality between the two parties as this midterm. The gap is because Trump extremists won competitive primaries and then failed to close the deal in the general election in swing states and districts.\"
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