The message Biden wanted to convey on the second day of the Democratic National Convention is that he doesn't intend to govern -- or seek to defeat President Donald Trump -- on his own.
The messaging was implicit in the selection of 17"rising star" Democrats to replace a traditional keynote address. It was reinforced by Biden's wife, who struck a poignant note in closing out the evening.
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, speaks from Brandywine High School where she taught English from 1991 to 1993, during the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention, Aug. 18, 2020.The message was made more visual with the unusual but striking roll-call vote that took viewers to 57 states and territories to make Biden's nomination official.
Former President Bill Clinton speaks via video feed during the second day of the Democratic National convention, Aug. 18, 2020, which is being held virtually, due to the coronavirus pandemic."In democracy, we do not elect saviors," said Stacey Abrams, a former Georgia lawmaker who rocketed into vice-presidential consideration this year."We stand with Joe Biden."
John Kerry, a former Senate colleague who served as secretary of state in the Obama-Biden administration:"Joe's moral compass has always pointed in the right direction."
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