Joe Biden is not 77 in the way that Mick Jagger is 77. The Democratic candidate for the White House wears the years with a heaviness that is not lost even on his enthusiasts. While he never rules out a second term, this avowed “bridge” to the next generation implies just the one. With its lack of travel and live events, this Covid-19 election campaign, The Campaign That Isn’t, has spared him. The grandest public office in the world will not.
喬•拜登(Joe Biden)的77歲跟米克•傑格(Mick Jagger)的77歲不是一回事。歲月在這位民主黨總統候選人身上留下了濃重的痕跡,即便是他的熱情支持者也無法不注意到這點。儘管他從未排除競選連任的可能性,但他充當「橋樑」的誓言暗示他只會擔任一屆總統。新型冠狀病毒肺炎(COVID-19,即2019冠狀病毒病)疫情下沒有巡迴競選活動和現場集會的這場「空有其名的競選(The Campaign That Isn’t)」放了他一馬。而全球最高公職是不會放過他的。