Over the period of 4 consecutive days, the Democratic National Convention has been held completely remotely.
This year the convention was held with a selection of pre-recorded and live speeches instead of the normal raucous crowds and celebrations. Many of the pre-recorded speeches were much more effective in their condensed form and many cut right to the heart of the big issues plaguing the US at present.
Biden was officially named as the Democratic candidate, promising that “character and decency are on the ballot” come November and taking a rhetoric of “we the people”, echoing the words in the US constitution.
In her speech, Michelle Obama was very critical on the current position of the US, both economically and socially, referencing the BLM movement. She was strict on cutting through the haze with Trump’s coronavirus dealings, mentioning how many lives had been taken and affected by the virus that the President still has no handle on.
Also referring to the shaky grounds of the US at present, Bernie Sanders called on Biden as the best - the only - choice for the US Presidency.
Throughout Sander’s own campaign, he gathered strong support from the further-left wing of the country and generated a lot of excitement from the younger voters and the more radical liberals, which Biden is struggling to inspire and possibly motivate to show up to the polling booths.
On the final night of the convention, from his hometown of Wilmington, Biden said: "We'll choose hope over fear, facts over fiction, fairness over privilege."
Biden is heading into the depths of the general election campaign with a clear lead in opinion polls over President Trump. But with 75 days to go until the election, the Republican President has plenty of time to narrow the gap.
Written by Jessica Craighill
Artwork by Zara Masood
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