I don't see it as a reference to the election.
Never tiring, never yielding, never finishing, we renew that purpose today, to make our country more just and generous, to affirm the dignity of our lives and every life.
This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.
I see it as a reference to keeping America the greatest country in the world.
You write well,that big word got me.
I had to look it up.
ex·e·get·i·cal [èks jéttik'l ] adjective 1. of textual study: relating to the study and interpretation of texts, especially religious writings
2. explanatory: intended to explain or interpret something, especially a written text (formal)
Learn something new every day.
A ten-dollar word, that :-)