‘Safety beats idealism’: our panel reacts to Biden’s decision to run again | LaTosha Brown, Jill Filipovic, Osita Nwanevu, Bhaskar Sunkara

Joe Biden has confirmed he will campaign for a second term as president. Guardian US contributors weigh in

After surviving the Trump debacle, it was important that we had an administration that could re-establish some level of credibility in the political arena. Given the volatility of the current political environment and the depth of political division in America, Biden has demonstrated he is able to hold together a big tent of diverse groups and push an agenda.

LaTosha Brown is the co-founder of Black Voters Matter

Jill Filipovic is the author of the The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness

Osita Nwanevu is a Guardian US columnist

Bhaskar Sunkara is the president of the Nation, the founding editor of Jacobin, and the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequalities