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It's the NPR Politics Podcast.
I'm Sarah McCammon.
I cover politics.
I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.
And I'm Mara Liasson, senior national political correspondent.
Today on the show, we're taking a look back at President Joe Biden's legacy as a political figure within the Democratic Party.
Biden first made a name for himself back in 1972, then as one of the youngest people to be elected to the U.S.
senate.
His career will end as the oldest person to ever serve as president of the United States.
Mara, Joe Biden has been a national political figure now for more than 20% of this country's entire history.
Wow.
That is just an incredible amount of time.
And you know, the country has seen a lot of change during Biden's time in office.
His party, the Democratic Party, has also changed.
I want to start there, Mara.
Where is the party ideologically as Biden leaves office?
Ideologically, I think the party is where it's always been, as the party that believes government can be used to help ordinary people.
I think the party is much more diverse than when Biden started his career.