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Self-deprecating jokes and mental health advocacy have gone viral, and his political commentary is proving popular

It’s been quite the journey for Hunter Biden. In the space of a few weeks, the former first son has gone from a man seen as a political liability to an unlikely galvanizing force within the Democratic party, through his emergence on social media as a mental health advocate, razzer of Republicans, and working-class whisperer.

In the process Biden has switched from the GOP’s bete noire to, actually, someone that a fair number of Republican voters seem to like.