The Biden Acceptance Speech: “Character Is On The Ballot”

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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - AUGUST 20: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks on the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center on August 20, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. The convention, which was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now taking place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Joe Biden never mentioned the name of his opponent. But in accepting the Democratic nomination for president, he spent a lot of time talking about the failures of “the current occupant” of the White House.

Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made sure Donald Trump wouldn’t be a central figure in the speech. Instead Biden spent much of the time looking forward. Biden made his speech in Wilmington, Delaware in a large room with only a handful of reporters and television support crew.

Biden said he would be “an ally of the light, not of the darkness. He called November 3rd a “life changing election.”

The Trump campaign has portrayed Biden as someone who is suffering mentally, has early stage dementia and can’t put a complete sentence together. Here’s some early reaction to the speech.

Here is the complete speech, and it’s worthy of your time.