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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into its third week, Americans are starting to show increased support for an energetic response from Washington.
While that hasn’t translated into a bump in approval ratings for President Joe Biden, it has provided Democrats an opportunity to rally voters in an otherwise inhospitable midterm environment and — they hope — make good on their 2020 promise to display competence in the face of a crisis.