>>> JOEK JOE BIDEN PICKING UP 
NOT ONE, BUT THREE ENDORSEMENTS.
>> THE VICE PRESIDENT, BUT 
SOON-TO-BE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. 
>> THE DEMOCRATS SEEMED TO UNIFY
LAST NIGHT HERE IN DALLAS AND DO
IT BEHIND JOE BIDEN. 
>> IT IS UP TO US TO HEAL THIS 
COUNTRY.
I AM ENDING MY CAMPAIGN AND 
ENDORSING JOE BIDEN FOR 
PRESIDENT!
>> THE VICE PRESIDENT GAINED THE
SUPPORT OF TWO MORE FORMER 
RIVALS, SENATORS KAMALA HARRIS 
AND CORY BOOKER. 
>> HE IS A PUBLIC SERVANT WHO 
HAS ALWAYS WORKED FOR THE BEST 
OF WHO WE ARE AS A NATION. 
>> WE WILL ELECT JOE BIDEN AS 
THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES. 
>> I'M ON TEAM JOE.
I'M RIDING WITH BIDEN. 
>> I AM SO PROUD TO BE ON JOE'S 
TEAM, BECAUSE JOE IS ON YOUR 
TEAM. 
>> I HEREBY AM ENDORSING JOE 
BIDEN TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES. 
>> TODAY I'M PROUD TO JOIN JOE 
BIDEN. 
>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY
BETTER TO TRY AND HEAL THE 
COUNTRY RIGHT NOW THAN JOE 
BIDEN.
PEOPLE TRUST HIM.
THEY BELIEVE IN HIM.
>> VERMONT SENATOR BERNIE 
SANDERS HAS OFFICIALLY 
ENDORSED -- 
>> TWO MEN WHO REPRESENT THESE 
TWO WINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY COMING TOGETHER. 
>> SO TODAY I AM ASKING ALL 
AMERICANS TO COME TOGETHER IN 
THIS CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT YOUR 
CANDIDACY, WHICH I ENDORSE. 
>> FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
NOW OFFICIALLY OFF THE 2020 
SIDELINES. 
>> THAT'S WHY I'M SO PROUD TO 
ENDORSE JOE BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES.
CHOOSING JOE TO BE MY VICE 
PRESIDENT WAS ONE OF THE BEST 
DECISIONS I EVER MADE.
>> BIDEN PICKED UP ANOTHER MAJOR
DEMOCRATIC ENDORSEMENT, THIS ONE
FROM ELIZABETH WARREN. 
>> IT'S UP TO ALL OF US TO HELP 
MAKE JOE BIDEN THE NEXT 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 
>> IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER FOR 
JOE BIDEN. 
>> I'M DOING EVERYTHING THAT I 
CAN AND THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT
YOU DO. 
>> SO JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING JOE,
AND LET'S GET THIS DONE. 
>> LET'S GET TO WORK. 
>> WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. 
>> NOW'S THE TIME TO FIGHT FOR 
WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.
SO JOIN US.
>>> THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS 
ALWAYS RISEN TO OUR COUNTRY'S 
GREATEST CHALLENGES.
>> I PLEDGE MYSELF TO A NEW DEAL
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
>> WE'VE MOVED THIS COUNTRY 
FORWARD IN A RELENTLESS PUSH FOR
PROGRESS.
PROGRESS FOR AMERICANS IN ALL 
WALKS OF LIFE, NOT JUST A 
PRIVILEGED FEW.
>> THE HARSH FACTS OF THE MATTER
ARE THAT WE STAND AT THIS 
FRONTIER AT A TURNING POINT OF 
HISTORY. 
>> WE DO NOT WANT OUR FREEDOM 
GRADUALLY, BUT WE WANT TO BE 
FREE NOW.
>> WE'VE BROUGHT TOGETHER VOICES
FROM EVERY PART OF AMERICA. 
>> WE ARE A PEOPLE IN A QUANDARY
ABOUT THE PRESENTING.
WE ARE A PEOPLE IN SEARCH OF OUR
FUTURE.
WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO FULFILL OUR
NATIONAL PURPOSE, TO CREATE AND 
SUSTAIN A SOCIETY IN WHICH ALL 
OF US ARE EQUAL.
>> AND WE'VE MADE HISTORY ALONG 
THE WAY.
>> THERE IS NOT A LIBERAL 
AMERICA AND A CONSERVATIVE 
AMERICA, THERE IS THE UNITED 
STATES OF AMERICA.
WE MUST PLEDGE ONCE MORE TO 
MARCH INTO THE FUTURE.
>> WE ARE A DIFFERENCE SOCIETY 
THAN WE WERE IN 1961.
>> BROTHERS AND SISTERS, DO YOU 
WANT TO GO BACK?
>> NO!
>> OR DO YOU WANT TO KEEP 
AMERICA MOVING FORWARD?
>> YES!
>> OUR MOTTO IS WHEN THEY GO 
LOW, WE GO HIGH.
>> WE NEVER BOW, WE NEVER BEND, 
WE NEVER BREAK.
NO, WE ENDURE, AND WE ALWAYS, 
ALWAYS, ALWAYS MOVE FORWARD.
>> THIS ELECTION WE'VE ENGAGED A
HISTORIC NUMBER OF AMERICANS IN 
THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, AND NOW 
WE HAVE TO OVERCOME THE ODDS 
ONCE AGAIN TO BUILD BACK BETTER 
THAN BEFORE. 
>> WE LEAD NOT ONLY BY THE 
EXAMPLE OF OUR POWER BUT BY THE 
POWER OF OUR EXAMPLE.
WE ARE AMERICA!
SECOND TO NONE!
AND WE OWN THE FINISH LINE!
DON'T FORGET IT!
>> WE ARE DEMOCRATS, AND WE'RE 
READY TO LEAD AGAIN.
WE'RE COMING TOGETHER ON AUGUST 
17th ALL ACROSS AMERICA.
BE THERE.
>>> AND NOW LIVE FROM MILWAUKEE,
MAYOR TOM BARRETT.
>> HI, EVERYBODY.
I'M TOM BARRETT, THE PROUD MAYOR
OF MILWAUKEE.
I WOULD LOVE TO BE WELCOMING YOU
TO MY HOME CITY RIGHT NOW.
THE GOOD PEOPLE OF MILWAUKEE AND
I WERE SO EXCITED WHEN WE 
LEARNED THAT OUR RESILIENT CITY 
WAS CHOSEN TO HOST THE 2020 
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME A MAJOR 
POLITICAL PARTY CHOSE WISCONSIN 
TO HOLD ITS CONVENTION.
BUT THESE ARE NOT CONVENTIONAL 
TIMES.
AND AS A RESULT, AS WE ALL KNOW,
THIS IS NOT A CONVENTIONAL 
CONVENTION.
AS MUCH AS WE WOULD HAVE LOVED 
TO HOST YOU IN PERSON, I AM 
PROUD THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
AND THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE HAVE 
MADE THE HEALTH OF OUR RESIDENTS
OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
UNLIKE THE PRESIDENT, WE'VE 
NEVER CALLED COVID-19 A HOAX.
UNLIKE THE PRESIDENT, WE'VE 
NEVER MADE FUN OF FACE MASKS.
AND UNLIKE THE PRESIDENT, WE'VE 
NEVER BELITTLED OUR PUBLIC 
HEALTH EXPERTS.
WE UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN'T BE 
TOGETHER THIS WEEK, AND I HOPE 
YOU DO TOO.
AND AS OUR PARTY COMES TOGETHER 
VIRTUALLY TO NOMINATE JOE BIDEN 
TO BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, WE'RE 
SHOWING THE COUNTRY THAT WE'RE 
NOMINATING A LEADER WHO ISN'T 
AFRAID TO MAKE TOUGH CHOICES OR 
TO WORK WITH HEALTH EXPERTS NOT 
AGAINST THEM TO ADDRESS THIS 
PANDEMIC.
MILWAUKEE IS A VERY SPECIAL 
PLACE ON AMERICA'S FRESH COAST.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN 
YOU ARE ALL ABLE TO COME 
EXPERIENCE OUR BEAUTIFUL 
LAKEFRONT, OUR HISTORIC 
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND ABOVE ALL, 
OUR DIVERSE, HARD-WORKING AND 
FRIENDLY RESIDENTS.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IT IS MY 
HONOR TO CALL THE SECOND SESSION
OF THE 48th QUADRENNIAL NATIONAL
CONVENTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY TO ORDER.
>> DELEGATES, WE WILL NOW HEAR 
REPORTS FROM OUR THREE 
CONVENTION STANDING COMMITTEES.
TO START US OFF, I'M PLEASED TO 
INTRODUCE LORRAINE MILLER AND 
JAMES ROOSEVELT JR., CO-CHAIRS 
OF THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE TO 
PRESENT THEIR COMMITTEE'S 
REPORT.
>> HELLO, DELEGATES TO THE 2020 
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
MY NAME IS JIM ROOSEVELT AND IT 
IS AN HONOR TO HAVE SERVED AS A 
CO-CHAIR OF THE CREDENTIALS 
COMMITTEE ALONG WITH MY GOOD 
FRIEND, LORRAINE MILLER.
PURSUANT TO THE CONVENTION 
RULES.
THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE MET 
AND TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE 
CREDENTIALS OF THE DEALTS AND 
ALTERNATES THAT HAVE BEEN KRE 
DE
DEN SHALED FOR THE CONVENTION.
ALL ISSUES WERE REVOLVED IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMITTEE.
THIS YEAR'S NOMINATING PROCESS 
REFLECTS THE EFFORTS OF SO MANY 
TO MAKE OUR PROCESS MORE OPEN 
AND MORE TRANSPARENT.
AS A RESULT, WE KNOW THAT OUR 
DELEGATES REFLECT THE BEST OF 
OUR PARTY AND WE ARE ALL UNITED 
AROUND OUR NOMINEES, JOE BIDEN 
AND KAMALA HARRIS.
>> MAY I ADD MY THANKS FOR THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS A 
CO-CHAIR OF THE CREDENTIALS 
COMMITTEE WITH MY FRIEND, JIM 
ROOSEVELT.
OUR STATE AND TERRITORIAL 
PARTIES HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY 
IN THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES TO 
MAKE SURE THAT THEIR DELEGATIONS
REFLECT THE GREAT DIVERSITY OF 
OUR PARTY.
WE ARE PROUD THAT OUR PARTY 
PLACES A PRIORITY ON MAKING SURE
THAT PARTICIPANTS OF THIS 
CONVENTION HIGHLIGHT A CORE 
VALUE OF OUR PARTY.
THAT IS, ENSURING THAT ALL 
AMERICANS, REGARDLESS OF SEX, 
RACE, AGE, COLOR, CREED, 
NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, 
ECONOMIC STATUS, SEXUAL 
ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, 
ETHNIC IDENTITY, OR PHYSICAL 
DISABILITY HAVE A ROLE IN THIS 
IMPORTANT PROCESS.
MR. CHAIR, I AM PLEASED TO 
REPORT THAT THE CREDENTIALS 
COMMITTEE REPORT WAS APPROVED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ALL 
DELEGATES HAVE BEEN FULLY 
CREDENTIALED.
>> THANK YOU, LORRAINE AND JIM.
WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM THE 
CO-CHAIRS OF THE RULES 
COMMITTEE, MARIA CARDONA AND 
CONGRESSMAN BARNEY FRANK, TO 
PRESENT THAT COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
>> BUENOS NOCHES.
I AM MARIA CARDONA AND I AM SO 
PROUD TO SERVE ALONG WITH MY 
FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE CONGRESSMAN
BARNEY FRANK.
THE RULES COMMITTEE MET THE LAST
WEEK OF JULY TO ADOPT THE 
CONVENTION RULES OF PROCEDURE, 
OFFICERS, AND AGENDA.
THE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE RULES
THAT WILL GOVERN THE CONVENTION.
THESE RULES ARE BASED ON A 
LONG-STANDING PROCESS THAT HAS 
GOVERNED OUR CONVENTIONS FOR 
MANY, MANY CYCLES.
GIVEN THE UNPRECEDENTED NATURE 
OF THE COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS, 
THESE RULES THAT WERE APPROVED 
FOCUS ON PROVIDING FOR A 
CONVENTION THAT WILL TRANSFORM 
THE CONVENTION EXPERIENCE FOR 
DELEGATES AND FOR PARTICIPANTS 
AND WILL ALLOW FOR MAXIMUM 
PARTICIPATION BY THOSE 
DELEGATES.
THE RULES COMMITTEE ALSO 
RATIFIED A DYNAMIC GROUP OF 
DEMOCRATS TO SERVE AS THE 
OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION.
THE CONVENTION OFFICERS TRULY 
REPRESENT THE IDEALS AND THE 
PRINCIPLES OF THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY.
THESE ACTIONS OF THE RULES 
COMMITTEE WILL ENSURE THAT THE 
2020 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL 
CONVENTION CAN EFFICIENTLY AND 
EFFECTIVELY PROCEED WITH ITS 
IMPORTANT BUSINESS.
THE RULES COMMITTEE ALSO TOOK 
ACTION ON A RESOLUTION THAT WAS 
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY 
CONVENTION DELEGATES.
THE RESOLUTION CALLS ON THE 
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO
CONTINUE THE WORK FROM THIS 
CYCLE TO IMPROVE OUR NOMINATING 
PROCESS AND TO BUILD ON THOSE 
REFORMS FOR THE 2024 CYCLE.
THE RESOLUTION CALLS ON THE DNC 
RULES COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT A 
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE 
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING REFORMS 
THAT WERE MADE AND TO EVALUATE 
WHERE EVEN FURTHER REFORMS MIGHT
BE NEEDED.
THIS REVIEW AND ACCOUNTING WILL 
BE COMPLETE BY MARCH 31st, 2021.
CHAIR, I AM PLEASED TO REPORT 
THAT THE UNITY RESOLUTION WAS 
APPROVED BY THE DELEGATES.
THANK YOU TO THE DELEGATES, 
THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE 
RULES AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE, AND 
THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO DO 
EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO ENSURE WE 
ARE SUCCESSFUL IN NOVEMBER.
GRACIAS. 
>> TWO THINGS ABOUT THE RULES 
ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE.
ONE, THEY CONTINUE AND BUILD ON 
THE TREND TOWARDS MAKING OUR 
NOMINATING PROCESS AS DEMOCRATIC
AS POSSIBLE WITH A SMALL "D."
WE HAVE ASKED THAT WE GO TO 
PRIMARIES RATHER THAN CAUCUSES.
WE HAVE RESTRICTED AND 
MAINTAINED THOSE RESTRICTIONS ON
UNELECTED DELEGATES.
SECONDLY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT EVERYTHING IN THESE RULES 
IS THE PRODUCT OF A VERY FREE 
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SANDERS 
AND BIDEN PEOPLE AS IT WAS LAST 
TIME BETWEEN CLINTON AND 
SANDERS.
THAT IS, WE HAVE A VERY 
DEMOCRATIC SET OF RULES AGREED 
UPON ENTHUSIASTICALLY BY BOTH 
CAMPS.
>> THANK YOU, MARIA AND BARNEY.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO CALL ON 
PLATFORM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS 
JULIE CHAVEZ RODRIGUEZ AND 
DENNIS MADONNA TO PRESENT THEIR 
COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
>> GOOD EVENING.
I'M JULIE CHAVEZ RODRIGUEZ, AND 
ALONGSIDE MY FRIEND, DENIS 
McDONOUGH, I WAS HONORED TO 
CO-CHAIR THIS YEAR'S DEMOCRATIC 
PLATFORM COMMITTEE.
THIS SPRING, THE PROCESS FOR 
DRAFTING OUR 2020 DEMOCRATIC 
PLATFORM BEGAN WITH THE 
FORMATION OF THE UNITY TASK 
FORCES.
APPOINTED BY VICE PRESIDENT 
BIDEN AND SENATOR SANDERS, THE 
TASK FORCES FOCUSED THEIR WORK 
ON SIX MAJOR POLICY PRIORITIES.
CONTINUING THE WORK OF THE TASK 
FORCES, THE PLATFORM DRAFTING 
COMMITTEE ENGAGED VOTERS AND 
ENCOURAGED THEM TO SHARE THEIR 
STORIES, SO THAT THEIR VALUES 
WERE REFLECTED.
THE PLATFORM DRAFTING COMMITTEE 
CHAIRED BY MAYOR KEISHA LANCE 
BOTTOMS ENGAGED SO MANY 
THROUGHOUT OUR PARTY TO ENSURE 
THAT THAT FEEDBACK WAS 
INCORPORATED, WHETHER IT WAS 
RECEIVED ONLINE OR THROUGH 
ALLIED GROUPS.
>> THANKS, JULIE.
I'M DENIS McDONOUGH AND I'M 
PROUD TO HAVE BEEN JULIE'S 
CO-CHAIR ON PLATFORM COMMITTEE.
OUR COMMITTEE HAS PRODUCED A 
PLATFORM THAT PROPOSES SOLUTIONS
TO THE CHALLENGES THAT AMERICAN 
FAMILIES FACE IN THIS 
UNPRECEDENTED TIME.
IT'S INFORMED BY THE VALUES OF 
OUR PARTY AND THE PRIORITIES OF 
OUR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, VICE 
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS 
PLATFORM LAYS OUT AN AGENDA 
INFORMED BY THE VALUES THAT WILL
DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP AND HEAL THE
SOUL OF OUR NATION, THE UNITED 
STATES OF AMERICA.
>> THANK YOU, JULIE AND DENIS.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF 
ALL THREE STANDING COMMITTEES 
FOR YOUR IMPORTANT WORK TO 
ENSURE WE HAVE A SMOOTH AND 
ORDERLY CONVENTION, A PLATFORM 
THAT REPRESENTS OUR PARTY'S 
VALUES AND INTERESTS, AND A PLAN
FOR CONTINUING TO LOOK AT HOW WE
CONDUCT OUR AFFAIRS IN THE BEST 
SPIRIT OF OPENNESS, FAIRNESS, 
AND INCLUSION.
♪
>>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE 
FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR 
WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION.
>> ONE NATION.
>> ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
>> INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND 
JUSTICE FOR ALL.
♪
>> MY FELLOW
. 
>> WE ARE A PEOPLE IN SEARCH OF 
OUR FUTURE.
>> WE MUST MAKE THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE HEAR OUR TALE OF TWO 
CITIES.
WE MUST CONVINCE THEN THAT WE 
DON'T HAVE TO SETTLE FOR TWO 
CITIES.
WE CAN HAVE ONE CITY, 
INDIVISIBLE, SHINING FOR ALL OF 
ITS PEOPLE.
>> IF YOU GIVE US A CHANCE, WE 
CAN PERFORM.
AFTER ALL, GINGER ROGERS DID 
EVERYTHING THAT FRED ASTAIRE 
DID.
SHE JUST DID IT BACKWARDS AND IN
HIGH HEELS.
>> THERE IS NOT A LIBERAL 
AMERICA AND A CONSERVATIVE 
AMERICA.
THERE IS THE UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA.
THERE IS NOT A BLACK AMERICA AND
A WHITE AMERICA, A LATINO 
AMERICA, AN ASIAN AMERICA.
THERE IS THE UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA.
>> THE AMERICAN DREAM IS NOT A 
SPRINT OR EVEN A MARATHON.
BUT A RELAY.
OUR FAMILIES DON'T ALWAYS CROSS 
THE FINISH LINE IN THE SPAN OF 
ONE GENERATION.
BUT EACH GENERATION PASSES ON TO
THE NEXT THE FRUITS OF THEIR 
LABOR.
>> WE ARE ONE PEOPLE, ALL OF US 
PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE TO THE STARS
AND STRIPES, ALL OF US DEFENDING
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
>> WELCOME.
>> WELCOME.
>> WELCOME.
>> TO THE SECOND NIGHT OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
>> THIS IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF 
CONVENTION.
>> LOOK AT THE CAMERA AND SMILE.
>> THIS IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF 
KEYNOTE.
>> THIS YEAR ALL OF US ARE ON 
THE STAGE AND WE'VE GOT A LOT TO
SAY.
>> LET'S GET REAL.
THERE'S A LOT RIDING ON THIS 
ELECTION.
>> WHEN WE'RE FACING THE BIGGEST
ECONOMIC AND HEALTH CRISIS IN 
GENERATIONS, BECAUSE OUR 
PRESIDENT DIDN'T AND STILL 
DOESN'T HAVE A PLAN.
>> WHEN DOCTORS, NURSES, AND 
HOME HEALTH CARE AIDES IN 
PHILADELPHIA HAVE TO RISK THEIR 
OWN LIVES TO PROTECT OTHERS 
BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
>> WHEN FACTORY WORKERS IN OHIO 
ARE FACED WITH DANGEROUS 
CONDITIONS BECAUSE THIS 
ADMINISTRATION HASN'T GIVEN 
CLEAR GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PROTECT
OUR PEOPLE.
>> WHEN TEACHERS IN GWINNETT 
COUNTY, GEORGIA AND ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE BEING ASKED TO 
RETURNED TO THE CLASSROOM 
WITHOUT A PLAN TO KEEP THEM 
SAFE, AND PARENTS ARE EXHAUSTED 
JUGGLING FULL-TIME WORK AND 
FULL-TIME CHILDCARE.
>> AND VISITING OUR PARENTS AND 
GRANDPARENTS THROUGH THE WINDOW 
OF A NURSING HOME, WORRYING ALL 
THE TIME THAT THEY'LL GET SICK.
>> WHEN UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA HAS RISEN NEARLY 
FOUR-FOLD AND EVICTIONS ARE 
PUTTING FAMILIES OUT ON THE 
STREET IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC.
>> MAKE NO MISTAKE.
IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE THIS BAD.
IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE VIRUS, 
DONALD TRUMP DIDN'T LISTEN TO 
THE EXPERTS.
AND THEN HE SAID SOMETHING THAT 
A PRESIDENT SHOULD NEVER SAY.
>> HE SAID, "I DON'T TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL."
>> NO RESPONSIBILITY.
>> NO LEADERSHIP.
>> NO PLAN.
>> HE STILL DOESN'T HAVE A PLAN.
>> DONALD TRUMP JUST DOESN'T 
UNDERSTAND.
WE CAN'T FIX OUR ECONOMY UNTIL 
WE GET AHOLD OF THE VIRUS.
>> WHILE WORKING FAMILIES ARE 
STRUGGLING, HE'S LOOKING OUT FOR
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY DOING
JUST FINE.
THE WEALTHY.
THE BIG CORPORATIONS.
THE DONORS TO HIS CAMPAIGN.
>> HE'S LOOKING OUT FOR HIMSELF.
>> BUT THERE'S ONE PERSON WHO IS
LOOKING OUT FOR US.
>> ALL OF US.
>> AND THAT'S JOE BIDEN.
>> JOE CALLED IT.
WE ARE IN A BATTLE FOR THE SOUL 
OF OUR NATION.
>> BUT JOE KNOWS WE CAN NEVER 
LET HARD TIMES TURN US AGAINST 
EACH OTHER.
>> AND WE CAN NEVER STOP DOING 
THE HARD WORK TO MAKE THINGS 
RIGHT.
>> THAT'S WHY WE RAN FOR OFFICE.
>> EVEN WHEN PEOPLE COUNTED US 
OUT.
>> EVEN WHEN THERE HAD NEVER 
BEEN A LATINA IN THE NEVADA 
STATE SENATE.
>> OR A DEMOCRAT ELECTED AS 
FLORIDA COMMISSIONER OF 
AGRICULTURE IN NEARLY THREE 
DECADES.
>> OR AN OPENLY GAY MAN IN THE 
GEORGIA STATE LEGISLATURE.
>> WHEN BIRMINGHAM HADN'T HAD A 
MAYOR THIS YOUNG IN 120 YEARS.
>> WE RAN FOR OFFICE BECAUSE WE 
KNOW THE STRUGGLES AMERICAN 
FAMILIES ARE FACING, BECAUSE 
WE'VE LIVED THEM.
>> WE'VE LIVED THE INSECURITY 
AND THE INDIGNITY OF AN EVICTION
NOTICE.
>> I, LIKE MANY OF YOU, HAVE 
LIVED THE FRUSTRATION OF PAYING 
OFF STUDENT LOANS.
>> WE HAVE LIVED THE GRIEF OF 
LOSING LOVED ONES TO GUN 
VIOLENCE AND A CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
SYSTEM THAT UNFAIRLY TARGETS OUR
COMMUNITIES.
>> WE HAVE LIVED THAT FEELING OF
HELPLESSNESS WHEN SOMEONE YOU 
LOVE IS VERY SICK AND ACCESS TO 
HEALTH CARE IS A MATTER OF LIFE 
AND DEATH.
>> BY THE WAY, JOE BIDEN HAS 
LIVED A LOT OF THIS TOO.
>> HE WAS RAISED IN A MIDDLE 
CLASS FAMILY IN DELAWARE.
>> HE WATCHED HIS DAD LOOK FOR 
WORK AND LEARNED THAT HIS JOB 
WAS SO MUCH MORE THAN A 
PAYCHECK.
IT'S ABOUT DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
>> HE WAS SWORN INTO OFFICE FROM
THE HOSPITAL ROOM OF HIS TWO 
YOUNG SONS.
AFTER A CAR CRASH KILLED HIS 
WIFE AND INFANT DAUGHTER.
>> HE KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO 
THANK GOD YOU HAVE HEALTH CARE.
>> HE KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO 
WORK HARD FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE 
GOT.
>> HE KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO 
SEND A CHILD OFF TO WAR.
>> AND HE'LL NEVER FORGET WHO 
HE'S FIGHTING FOR.
>> I LOOK AROUND MY DISTRICT IN 
NORTH TEXAS AND I SEE THE PEOPLE
WHO BUILT THIS COUNTRY.
THE EDUCATORS LIKE THE SINGLE 
MOM WHO RAISED ME.
THE MEN AND WOMEN ON THE FRONT 
LINES OF OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
YOU BUILT THIS COUNTRY.
>> SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE 
THE ONES WHOSE SHOPS AND 
RESTAURANTS LINE THE STREETS OF 
BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN.
>> CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
>> TRIBAL NATIONS.
>> LINING THE STREETS OF 
PHILADELPHIA.
AND BRING OUR COMMUNITIES TO 
LIFE.
YOU BUILT THIS COUNTRY.
>> THE NURSES IN MEMPHIS WHO 
CAME OUT OF RETIREMENT TO TREAT 
PATIENTS DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
YOU BUILT THIS COUNTRY.
>> AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU DESERVE MORE THAN THE 
CONSTANT CHAOS THAT DONALD TRUMP
DELIVERS.
>> YOU DESERVE HEALTH CARE YOU 
CAN AFFORD, A JOB THAT PAYS YOU 
FAIRLY.
YOU DESERVE CHILDCARE AND PAID 
SICK LEAVE WHILE YOU WORK.
AND WHEN YOU PAY INTO SOCIAL 
SECURITY AND MEDICARE, YOU 
DESERVE TO KNOW IT WILL BE THERE
WHEN YOU RETIRE.
>> THANKS TO VOTERS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY IN BOTH RED STATES AND 
BLUE STATES, WE WON.
>> A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS 
IS RISING UP.
>> WITH JOE BIDEN IN THE WHITE 
HOUSE, THERE'S NO LIMIT TO WHAT 
WE CAN DO.
>> IN NEVADA, WE'RE MAKING DRUG 
PRICES MORE TRANSPARENT.
SO PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES
WON'T GO BROKE WHILE DRUG 
COMPANIES GET RICH.
>> JOE'S WORKING TO PROTECT AND 
EXPAND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
HE'LL MAKE SURE MILLIONS OF 
PEOPLE KEEP THEIR COVERAGE AND 
NO ONE CAN BE DENIED FOR A 
PREEXISTING CONDITION.
HE'LL BRING DOWN THE COST OF 
HEALTH CARE AND PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS TOO, GIVEN TAX CREDITS TO 
WORKING FAMILIES AND ALLOWING 
MEDICARE TO NEGOTIATE DRUG 
PRICES.
>> THAT'S A BIG F'ing DEAL.
>> THAT'S A BIG F'ing DEAL.
>> BECAUSE JOE KNOWS WE CAN'T 
HAVE A HEALTHY ECONOMY IF PEOPLE
CAN'T AFFORD HEALTH CARE.
>> LET'S REMEMBER, DONALD TRUMP 
IS SUING TO TAKE HEALTH CARE 
COVERAGE AWAY FROM MORE THAN 20 
MILLION AMERICANS.
AND ELIMINATE PROTECTIONS FOR 
OVER 100 MILLION WITH 
PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.
>> IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC.
>> IN TEXAS, WE'RE STANDING UP 
FOR FIERCE WOMEN LIKE MY MOM WHO
RAISED ME TO NEVER BACK DOWN 
FROM A TOUGH FIGHT.
SO WE'RE FIGHTING TO MAKE SURE 
THAT MOTHERS HAVE ACCESS TO 
HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR SAFE 
PREGNANCIES AND CHILDBIRTH.
AND WE'RE BRINGING LONG OVERDUE 
JUSTICE TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL 
ASSAULT.
>> AS SENATOR, JOE BIDEN 
AUTHORED THE VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN ACT.
AS PRESIDENT HE'LL RESTORE 
FUNDING FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD.
HE WILL CODIFY ROE V. WADE AND 
REDUCE MORTALITY FOR ESPECIALLY 
WOMEN OF COLOR, A TOP PRIORITY.
>> IN FLORIDA, ON THE FRONT 
LINES OF OUR CLIMATE CRISIS, 
WE'RE WORKING TO PRODUCE MORE 
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SHRINK OUR 
CARBON FOOTPRINT.
>> JOE HAS A MAJOR PLAN TO 
INVEST IN CLEAN ENERGY JOBS AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> IN THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES, WE'RE CLOSING 
LOOPHOLES TO ENSURE LOCAL 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS USE 
AMERICAN-MADE MATERIALS AND 
LOCAL LABOR AND SUPPORT AMERICAN
MANUFACTURING.
>> UNLIKE DONALD TRUMP, JOE 
BIDEN WILL ACTUALLY ENFORCE BUY 
AMERICAN RULES, INVESTING IN 
AMERICAN-MADE CLEAN ENERGY, 
BUILDING MATERIALS, HIGH TECH 
EQUIPMENT, AND R&D, ALL CREATING
MORE GOOD JOBS.
>> IN MICHIGAN, WE'RE BANNING 
BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT HAVE 
EXPLOITED WORKERS AND COST THEM 
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS 
IN LOST WAGES.
>> WHEN UNEMPLOYMENT IS THE 
HIGHEST RATE SINCE THE GREAT 
DEPRESSION, WHEN MILLIONS OF 
PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THEIR HOURS AND
PAY SLASHED, JOE KNOWS IT'S NOT 
ENOUGH TO REBUILD THE ECONOMY 
THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE.
WE'VE GOT TO BUILD IT BACK 
BETTER.
>> HE'LL BUILD AN ECONOMY THAT 
REWARDS WORK, NOT WEALTH, AND 
GET RID OF THE TRUMP TAX CUTS 
THAT ONLY BENEFIT BIG 
CORPORATIONS AND THE RICH.
THEN HE'LL INVEST IN HEALTH 
CARE, EDUCATION, AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND IN GETTING SMALL BUSINESSES 
UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.
>> TAKE IT FROM ME.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE TRENCHES, YOU
WANT JOE BIDEN RIGHT THERE NEXT 
TO YOU.
>> WHEN I WANTED TO MARRY THE 
MAN I LOVED, JOE BIDEN WAS THE 
FIRST NATIONAL FIGURE TO SUPPORT
ME AND MY FAMILY.
APPRECIATE YOU, MAN.
>> WHEN THE AUTO INDUSTRY WAS 
GOING UNDER, JOE STUCK HIS NECK 
OUT TO PROTECT IT AND HELPED 
SAVE 1.5 MILLION AUTO JOBS.
>> WHEN OUR ECONOMY WAS ON THE 
BRINK, JOE LED THE RECOVERY 
EFFORT THAT INCLUDED MILLIONS OF
JOBS INCLUDING HERE IN WESTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA.
UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, AMERICA 
BOUNCED BACK WITH THE LONGEST 
ECONOMIC EXPANSION IN HISTORY.
>> YOU KNOW, THE ONE TRUMP 
BRAGGED ABOUT CREATING.
>> THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN JOE 
BIDEN IS IN YOUR CORNER.
WORKING FAMILIES GET A FAIR 
SHOT.
>> HE UNDERSTANDS THAT 
LEADERSHIP MEANS FIGHTING FOR 
THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT THIS 
COUNTRY.
ALL OF YOU.
>> ALL OF US.
>> THIS NATION BELONGS TO ALL OF
US.
AND IN EVERY ELECTION, WE CHOOSE
HOW WE WILL CREATE A MORE 
PERFECT UNION.
NOT BY TAKING SIDES BUT BY 
TAKING STOCK OF WHERE WE ARE AND
WHAT WE NEED.
THIS YEAR'S CHOICE COULD NOT BE 
MORE CLEAR.
AMERICA FACES A TRIPLE THREAT.
A PUBLIC HEALTH CATASTROPHE.
AN ECONOMIC COLLAPSE.
AND A RECKONING WITH RACIAL 
JUSTICE AND INEQUALITY.
SO OUR CHOICE IS CLEAR.
A STEADY, EXPERIENCED PUBLIC 
SERVANT WHO CAN LEAD US OUT OF 
THIS CRISIS JUST LIKE HE'S DONE 
BEFORE.
OR A MAN WHO ONLY KNOWS HOW TO 
DENY AND DISTRACT.
A LEADER WHO CARES ABOUT OUR 
FAMILIES OR A PRESIDENT WHO ONLY
CARES ABOUT HIMSELF.
WE KNOW JOE BIDEN.
AMERICA, WE NEED JOE BIDEN.
TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD, TEXT 
VOTE TO 30030.
IN OUR DEMOCRACY, WE DO NOT 
ELECT SAVIORS.
WE CAST OUR BALLOTS FOR THOSE 
WHO SEE OUR STRUGGLES AND PLEDGE
TO SERVE, WHO HEAR OUR DREAMS 
AND WORK TO MAKE THEM REAL, WHO 
DEFEND OUR WAY OF LIFE BY 
PROTECTING OUR RIGHT TO VOTE.
FACED WITH A PRESIDENT OF 
COWARDICE, JOE BIDEN IS A MAN OF
PROVEN COURAGE.
HE WILL RESTORE OUR MORAL 
COMPASS BY CONFRONTING OUR 
CHALLENGES, NOT BY HIDING FROM 
THEM OR UNDERMINING OUR 
ELECTIONS TO KEEP HIS JOB.
IN A TIME OF VOTER SUPPRESSION 
AT HOME AND AUTHORITARIANS 
ABROAD, JOE BIDEN WILL BE A 
CHAMPION FOR FREE AND FAIR 
ELECTIONS.
FOR A PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM THAT 
KEEPS US SAFE.
FOR AN ECONOMY THAT WE BUILD 
BACK BETTER THAN BEFORE.
AND FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
INTEGRITY IN OUR SYSTEM OF 
JUSTICE.
WE STAND WITH JOE BIDEN, BECAUSE
THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT DEFEATING 
DONALD TRUMP.
WE ARE IN THIS TO WIN FOR 
AMERICA.
SO LET'S GET IT DONE.
>> HELLO.
I'M TRACEE ELLIS ROSS.
AND HOW EXCITING TO HEAR FROM 
YOUNG ELECTED LEADERS FROM 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
A PERFECT WAY TO BEGIN NIGHT TWO
OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL 
CONVENTION, UNITING AMERICA.
TONIGHT IS ALL ABOUT LEADERSHIP,
THIS UNPRECEDENTED MOMENT CALLS 
FOR LEADERSHIP.
STEADY, INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP, 
DRIVEN BY PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND 
THAT OUR DEMOCRACY IS BASED ON 
THE VALUE OF EACH AND EVERY ONE 
OF US BEING TREATED WITH DIGNITY
AND RESPECT.
LEADERS WHO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS
OF HARD WORKING AMERICANS WHO 
RIGHT THIS MINUTE ARE UNABLE TO 
PAY RENT, PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE,
AND KEEP THEIR LOVED ONES SAFE.
AS A BLACK WOMAN, I FIND MYSELF 
AT A CRUCIAL INTERSECTION IN 
AMERICAN POLITICS.
FOR FAR TOO LONG, BLACK FEMALE 
LEADERSHIP IN THIS COUNTRY HAS 
BEEN UTILIZED WITHOUT BEING 
ACKNOWLEDGED OR VALUED.
BUT WE ARE TURNING THE TIDE.
HELLO, KAMALA.
HER NOMINATION IS HISTORIC FOR 
ANYONE WHO BELIEVES IN WE THE 
PEOPLE.
LIKE SENATOR HARRIS AND MANY WE 
SAW IN THE KEYNOTE, TODAY'S 
LEADERS EMERGE FROM COMMUNITIES 
THAT HAVE LONG BEEN 
UNDERREPRESENTED.
THEY'RE CHARTING NEW PATHS IN 
THE SPIRIT OF SHIRLEY CHISOLM, 
CHARLOTTA BASS, AND JOHN LEWIS.
THEY GET IN GOOD TROUBLE, 
NECESSARY TROUBLE.
THEY CALL THINGS OUT OTHERWISE 
IGNORED, ELEVATING OUR NATION 
AND CHANGING THE COURSE OF OUR 
LIVES FOR THE BETTER.
WITH EVERY VOTE WE CAST FOR 
FORWARD-THINKING, HONEST 
LEADERS, WE CHIP AWAY AT 
INGRAINED SYSTEMS OF INEQUITY 
AND WE BEND THE ARC OF JUSTICE.
TRUE LEADERS MAKE SURE THAT 
POLICY IS INFORMED BY ALL OF US,
BRIDGING OUR BURDEN PAST TO A 
SAFE, EQUITABLE AND EVEN JOYFUL 
FUTURE.
JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS ARE 
THAT BRIDGE.
HEEDING TO VOICES FOR RACIAL 
JUSTICE, LISTENING TO THE 
PEOPLE, AND ACTING WITH EMPATHY 
AND COMPASSION TO REFLECT OUR 
SHARED HUMANITY.
TONIGHT WE'LL HEAR FROM A NUMBER
OF AMERICAN LEADERS INCLUDING 
FORMER ACTING U.S. ATTORNEY 
GENERAL SALLY YATES, WHO REFUSED
TO DEFEND AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
TRAVEL BAN AND PAID FOR IT WITH 
HER JOB.
>> THE THREAT TO THIS NATION, TO
OUR DEMOCRACY, IS REAL.
IT'S CLEAR, AND IT'S PRESENT.
WE HAVE WATCHED THE PRESIDENT 
NOW FOR THREE YEARS.
LOOK AT WHAT HE'S DOING.
INSTILLING FEAR.
I MEAN, NOT JOKING.
INSTILLING FEAR.
SOWING DIVISION.
STOKING RACIAL DIVISION.
UNDERCUTTING EVERY INSTITUTION 
THAT WAS DESIGNED TO CHECK THE 
ABUSE OF POWER BY THE PRESIDENT 
OR ANYONE ELSE.
ALL THIS, FOR WHAT REASON?
ALL THIS IN ORDER TO SOLIDIFY 
HIS BASE AND EXPAND HIS POWER.
>> GOOD EVENING.
I'M SALLY YATES.
SPEAKING AT A POLITICAL 
CONVENTION IS SOMETHING I NEVER 
EXPECTED TO BE DOING.
BUT THE FUTURE OF OUR DEMOCRACY 
IS AT STAKE.
I'M HERE IN MY HOMETOWN OF 
ATLANTA WHERE AS A YOUNG LAWYER 
I JOINED OUR NATION'S JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT.
FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, THROUGH 
DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN 
ADMINISTRATIONS, I WORKED 
ALONGSIDE MY DOJ COLLEAGUES TO 
ADVANCE OUR NATION'S PROMISE OF 
EQUAL JUSTICE.
I SERVED AS DEPUTY ATTORNEY 
GENERAL IN THE OBAMA/BIDEN 
ADMINISTRATION AND STAYED ON AS 
ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE 
TRUMP TRANSITION.
THEN, TEN DAYS IN, I WAS FIRED 
FOR REFUSING TO DEFEND PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S SHAMEFUL AND UNLAWFUL 
MUSLIM TRAVEL BAN.
THAT WAS THE START OF HIS 
RELENTLESS ATTACKS ON OUR 
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND 
COUNTLESS DEDICATED PUBLIC 
SERVANTS.
LIKE ME, THESE OFFICIALS DIDN'T 
SWEAR AN OATH TO A PERSON OR A 
PARTY.
PUBLIC SERVANTS PROMISE TO 
DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTION, UPHOLD 
OUR LAWS, AND WORK ON BEHALF OF 
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
BUT FROM THE MOMENT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP TOOK OFFICE, HE'S USED HIS
POSITION TO BENEFIT HIMSELF 
RATHER THAN OUR COUNTRY.
HE'S TRAMPLED THE RULE OF LAW, 
TRYING TO WEAPONIZE OUR JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT TO ATTACK HIS ENEMIES
AND PROTECT HIS FRIENDS.
RATHER THAN STANDING UP TO 
VLADIMIR PUTIN, HE FAWNS OVER A 
DICTATOR WHO IS STILL TRYING TO 
INTERFERE IN OUR ELECTIONS.
HE'S EVEN TRYING TO SABOTAGE OUR
POSTAL SERVICE TO KEEP PEOPLE 
FROM BEING ABLE TO VOTE.
HIS CONSTANT ATTACKS ON THE FBI,
THE FREE PRESS, INSPECTORS 
GENERAL, FEDERAL JUDGES, THEY 
ALL HAVE ONE PURPOSE, TO REMOVE 
ANY CHECK ON HIS ABUSE OF POWER.
PUT SIMPLY, HE TREATS OUR 
COUNTRY LIKE IT'S HIS FAMILY 
BUSINESS.
THIS TIME BANKRUPTING OUR 
NATION'S MORAL AUTHORITY, AT 
HOME AND ABROAD.
BUT OUR COUNTRY DOESN'T BELONG 
TO HIM.
IT BELONGS TO ALL OF US.
JOE BIDEN EMBRACES THAT.
HE HAS SPENT HIS ENTIRE LIFE 
PUTTING OUR COUNTRY FIRST.
HE HAS NEVER BACKED DOWN FROM A 
CHALLENGE OR A BULLY.
HE SUMMONS THE BEST IN US, AND 
LIVES BY THE VALUES THAT DEFINE 
US AS AMERICANS.
SERVICE.
INTEGRITY.
COURAGE.
COMPASSION.
THERE ARE COUNTLESS STORIES OF 
JOE BIDEN REACHING OUT TO 
SOMEONE IN THEIR MOMENT OF NEED.
WELL, THIS IS OUR COUNTRY'S 
MOMENT OF NEED.
WE NEED A PRESIDENT WHO RESPECTS
OUR LAWS AND THE PRIVILEGE OF 
PUBLIC SERVICE, WHO REFLECTS OUR
VALUES AND CARES ABOUT OUR 
PEOPLE.
WE NEED A PRESIDENT WHO WILL 
RESTORE THE SOUL OF AMERICA.
WE NEED JOE BIDEN.
>> OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE 
HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILED 
LEADERSHIP UNDER DONALD J. 
TRUMP.
>> WE'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS 
INSANITY.
>> THE COVERUPS, THE LYING, THE 
FAVORITISM.
>> THE DISREGARD FOR THE 
CONSTITUTION.
>> DONALD TRUMP HAS FAILED 
AMERICA.
>> IT IS TIME FOR US TO RECLAIM 
OUR CONSTITUTIONAL AND 
DEMOCRATIC VALUES.
>> WE NEED TO PROVE TO THE 
WORLD, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, 
PROVE TO OURSELVES THAT WE ARE 
BETTER THAN THIS.
>> WE NEED AN EXPERIENCED 
LEADER.
>> A LEADER THAT HAS PASSION, 
INTEGRITY, AND STRATEGIC 
LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
>> AND HIS NAME IS JOE BIDEN.
>> JOE BIDEN.
>> JOE BIDEN IS THAT LEADER.
>> HE REALLY WANTS THE BEST FOR 
THIS COUNTRY.
>> HE UNDERSTANDS AND RESPECTS 
OUR DEMOCRACY, THE RULE OF LAW, 
AND THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.
>> HE WILL MOVE TOWARD CREATING 
A MORE PERFECT UNION.
♪ RISE UP ♪
>> HI.
THIS IS SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER, 
DEMOCRATIC LEADER FROM MY 
HOMETOWN, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
BEHIND ME IS A SIGHT I SEE OUT 
OF MY WINDOW EVERY NIGHT, THE 
STATUE OF LIBERTY.
THE SAME SIGHT THAT GREETED 
HOPEFUL IMMIGRANTS LIKE MY 
GRANDPARENTS.
A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND A BEACON
OF HOPE TO THE WORLD.
TODAY DONALD TRUMP HAS DIVIDED 
OUR COUNTRY, DIMINISHED OUR 
GREATNESS, AND DEMEANED 
EVERYTHING THAT THIS STATUE 
REPRESENTS.
HE EVEN HID IN A BUNKER AS 
AMERICANS WERE TEARGASSED AND 
BEATEN.
MILLIONS ARE JOBLESS, 170,000 
AMERICANS HAVE DIED FROM COVID, 
AND DONALD TRUMP SAYS "IT IS 
WHAT IT IS."
A PRESIDENT SHOULD NEVER SAY "IT
IS WHAT IT IS."
PRESIDENT LINCOLN, HONORING THE 
GREAT SACRIFICE AT GETTYSBURG, 
DIDN'T SAY "IT IS WHAT IT IS."
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, SEEING A 
THIRD OF THE NATION ILL-HOUSED, 
ILL-CLAD, AND ILL-NOURISHED, 
DIDN'T SAY "IT IS WHAT IT IS."
AMERICA, DONALD TRUMP HAS QUIT 
ON YOU.
WE NEED A PRESIDENT WITH 
DIGNITY, INTEGRITY, AND THE 
EXPERIENCE TO LEAD US OUT OF 
THIS CRISIS.
A MAN WITH A STEADY HAND AND A 
BIG HEART WHO WILL NEVER, EVER 
QUIT ON AMERICA.
THAT MAN IS MY FRIEND, JOE 
BIDEN.
HE WILL BE A GREAT PRESIDENT.
BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO WIN THIS 
BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF OUR 
NATION, JOE CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
DEMOCRATS MUST TAKE BACK THE 
SENATE.
WE WILL STAY UNITED, FROM 
SANDERS TO WARREN, FROM MANCHIN 
TO WARNER.
AND WITH OUR UNITY WE WILL BRING
BOLD AND DRAMATIC CHANGE TO OUR 
COUNTRY.
LET ME TELL YOU SOME OF THE 
THINGS WE DO.
WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN, VICE 
PRESIDENT HARRIS, AND A 
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY, WE WILL 
MAKE HEALTH CARE AFFORDABLE FOR 
ALL.
WE'LL UNDO THE VICIOUS 
INEQUALITY OF INCOME AND WEALTH 
THAT HAS PLAGUED AMERICA FOR FAR
TOO LONG A.
AND WE'LL TAKE STRONG, DECISIVE 
ACTION TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE 
AND SAVE THE PLANET.
WE'LL FIGHT SYSTEMIC RACISM IN 
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND 
IN OUR ECONOMY, AND RESTORE A 
SUPREME COURT THAT LOOKS OUT FOR
PEOPLE, NOT CORPORATIONS.
WE'LL REBUILD OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
AND MAKE SURE EVERY HOME, FROM 
INNER CITY TO RURAL AMERICA, HAS
BROADBAND.
WE WILL SAVE THE POST OFFICE AND
ONCE AND FOR ALL, DEFEAT 
COVID-19, THIS EVIL DISEASE.
AND BECKONED BY THE LADY BEHIND 
US, WE WILL REFORM OUR 
IMMIGRATION SYSTEM SO THAT 
IMMIGRANTS YEARNING TO BREATHE 
FREE WILL AT LAST BECOME 
AMERICAN CITIZENS.
TOGETHER, WE CAN REIGNITE THE 
HOPE ONCE FELT BY MILLIONS OF 
MEN AND WOMEN, HUDDLED MASSES ON
CREAKING SHIPS, WHO GLIMPSED 
THIS MIGHTY WOMAN WITH HER 
TORCH, KNOWING THEY COULD BUILD 
A BETTER LIFE HERE IN AMERICA.
AND OUT OF THIS LONG NATIONAL 
NIGHTMARE, AMERICA WILL FINALLY 
AWAKEN TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE AND 
A NEW DAY.
>> SENATOR CHUCK HUMSCHUMER, 
REMINDING US THAT LEADERSHIP 
REQUIRES INTEGRITY AND 
ACCOUNTABILITY.
REAL LEADERS DON'T ASK WHAT WE 
CAN DO FOR THEM.
THEY ASK WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR 
US.
IN A MINUTE, WE WILL HEAR FROM 
TWO FORMER PRESIDENTS AND THEY 
ARE GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT.
BUT FIRST, HERE ARE CAROLINE 
KENNEDY AND HER SON JACK 
SCHLOSSBERG.
>> 60 YEARS AGO, IN A CROWDED 
L.A. STADIUM, MY FATHER ACCEPTED
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR 
PRESIDENT.
HE CHALLENGED AMERICANS TO LOOK 
TO THE FUTURE AND JOIN HIM ON A 
JOURNEY TOWARD A NEW FRONTIER.
>> IT WAS A CALL TO THE YOUNG AT
HEART, REGARDLESS OF AGE OR 
PARTY.
TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
BUT THE THEMES OF MY 
GRANDFATHER'S SPEECH, COURAGE, 
UNITY, AND PATRIOTISM, ARE AS 
IMPORTANT TODAY AS THEY WERE IN 
1960.
AND ONCE AGAIN, WE NEED A LEADER
WHO BELIEVES AMERICA'S BEST DAYS
ARE YET TO COME.
WE NEED JOE BIDEN.
>> I'VE ADMIRED JOE BIDEN SINCE 
I WAS A SENATE INTERN IN 1974.
HE SHARED MY UNCLE TEDDY'S 
COMMITMENT TO CIVIL RIGHTS, 
WOMEN'S RIGHTS, AND WORKING 
FAMILIES.
HE WAS A SENATOR WHO CARED, WHO 
LED, WHO INSPIRED.
THAT'S WHY I HELPED CHOOSE HIM 
TO BE BARACK OBAMA'S RUNNING 
MATE IN 2008.
WHEN I WAS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO 
JAPAN, I GOT TO SEE VICE 
PRESIDENT BIDEN IN ACTION.
HE STEPPED OFF AIR FORCE TWO 
WEARING HIS AVIATOR GLASSES AND 
A BIG SMILE, RADIATING AMERICAN 
OPTIMISM AND GENEROSITY.
I SAW A LEADER WHO WAS TOUGH BUT
FAIR, WHO COMMANDED THE TRUST 
AND RESPECT OF OTHER NATIONS, 
AND WHO ALWAYS PUT AMERICA'S 
INTERESTS FIRST.
JOE BIDEN'S LIFETIME OF PUBLIC 
SERVICE REFLECTS HIS UNWAVERING 
COMMITMENT TO OUR HIGHEST 
IDEALS.
>> IN THIS ELECTION, OUR FUTURE 
IS ON THE BALLOT.
FOR MY GENERATION, IT WILL 
DEFINE THE REST OF OUR LIVES.
WE NEED TO TACKLE CLIMATE 
CHANGE.
WE NEED TO END SYSTEMIC RIAL 
INJUSTICE.
WE NEED TO MAKE HEALTH CARE 
AVAILABLE FOR EVERYBODY AND WE 
NEED TO REBUILD AN ECONOMY THAT 
HELPS WORKING FAMILIES.
WE CAN DO THIS.
WE CAN REACH THESE NEW 
FRONTIERS.
BUT ONLY WITH A PRESIDENT WHO 
ASKS WHAT HE CAN DO FOR OUR 
COUNTRY AND WHAT TOGETHER WE CAN
DO TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD.
IT'S UP TO US.
LET'S GET IT DONE.
>> LET'S ELECT JOE BIDEN THE 
NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES.
>> IT'S A GREAT PLEASURE FOR 
JIMMY AND ME TO JOIN YOU IN 
CELEBRATING OUR NEXT PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES, JOE BIDEN.
WE'VE KNOWN AND ADMIRED JOE AND 
JILL FOR MANY YEARS AND MOST 
RECENTLY, I'VE WORKED WITH THEM 
ON TACKLING THE DEMANDS FACED BY
THE MORE THAN 53 MILLION UNPAID 
CAREGIVERS IN OUR COUNTRY WHO 
ARE JUGGLING WORK AND OTHER 
FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES AND 
PUTTING THEIR OWN PHYSICAL AND 
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING AT 
RISK.
JOE KNOWS WELL, TOO WELL, THE 
STRUGGLES OF BEING A FAMILY 
CAREGIVER.
FROM JOE'S TIME AS A YOUNG 
WIDOWER, THRUST INTO SINGLE 
PARENTHOOD WITH A DEMANDING JOB,
TO HE AND JILL CARING FOR THEIR 
PARENTS AT THE END OF THEIR 
LIVES.
HE KNOWS CARING IS HARD, EVEN ON
THE GOOD DAYS.
WE ALSO KNOW THE CHALLENGES OF 
CARE GIVING FOR THOSE WHO SERVED
IN THE MILITARY AND WHO RETURNED
WITH VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE 
WOUNDS.
WE KNOW THOSE CAREGIVERS NEED A 
LEADER IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
JIMMY AND I ARE VOTING FOR JOE 
BECAUSE HE RECOGNIZES THE 
CHALLENGES FACING OUR FAMILIES 
AND HAS THE HEART AND THE TALENT
TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL 
AMERICANS.
>> I RAN FOR PRESIDENT IN 1976.
JOE BIDEN WAS MY FIRST AND MOST 
EFFECTIVE SUPPORTER IN THE 
SENATE.
FOR DECADES, HE HAS BEEN MY 
LOYAL AND DEDICATED FRIEND.
JOE HAS THE EXPERIENCE, 
CHARACTER, AND DECENCY TO BRING 
US TOGETHER AND RESTORE 
AMERICA'S GREATNESS.
WE DESERVE A PERSON WITH 
INTEGRITY AND JUDGMENT, SOMEONE 
WHO IS HONEST AND FAIR, SOMEONE 
WHO IS COMMITTED TO WHAT IS BEST
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
JOE IS THAT KIND OF LEADER.
AND HE IS THE RIGHT PERSON FOR 
THIS MOMENT IN OUR NATION'S 
HISTORY.
HE UNDERSTANDS DIGNITY, WHICH 
WILL DETERMINE OUR VISION AND 
OUR ACTIONS.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES, JOE 
BIDEN REALIZES THAT MANY 
AMERICAN LIVES CAN BE SAVED EACH
DAY THREW THOUGH THE USE OF MASD
TESTING AS RECOMMENDED BY 
MEDICAL EXPERTS.
JOE BIDEN MUST BE OUR NEXT 
PRESIDENT.
>> GOOD EVENING.
A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS THE 
WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT JOB 
INTERVIEW.
AT THE END, WE HIRE A LEADER TO 
HELP US SOLVE PROBLEMS, CREATE 
OPPORTUNITIES, AND GIVE OUR KIDS
BETTER TO SOME.
THAT'S A TALL ORDER THIS YEAR.
WITH THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK ON A 
PATH TO KILLING 200,000 PEOPLE 
AND DESTROYING MILLIONS OF JOBS 
AND SMALL BUSINESSES, HOW DID 
DONALD TRUMP RESPOND?
AT FIRST HE SAID THE VIRUS WAS 
UNDER CONTROL AND WOULD SOON 
DISAPPEAR.
WHEN IT DIDN'T, HE WAS ON TV 
EVERY DAY BRAGGING ON WHAT A 
GREAT JOB HE WAS DOING.
WHEN OUR SCIENTISTS WAITED TO 
GIVE US VITAL INFORMATION.
WHEN HE DIDN'T LIKE THE EXPERT 
ADVICE HE WAS GIVEN, HE IGNORED 
IT.
ONLY WHEN COVID EXPLODED IN EVEN
MORE STATES DID HE ENCOURAGE 
PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS.
BY THEN, MANY MORE WERE DYING.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE SURGE IN 
DEATHS, HE SHRUGGED AND SAID "IT
IS WHAT IT IS."
BUT DID IT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY?
NO.
COVID HIT US MUCH HARDER THAN IT
HAD TO.
WE HAVE JUST 4% OF THE WORLD'S 
POPULATION BUT 25% OF THE 
WORLD'S COVID CASES.
OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS MORE 
THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS SOUTH 
KOREA'S, 2 1/2 TIMES THE UNITY 
KI 
UNITED KINGDOM'S.
WE ARE THE ONLY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL
ECONOMY TO HAVE ITS UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE TRIPLED.
AT A TIME LIKE THIS, THE OVAL 
OFFICE SHOULD BE A COMMAND 
CENTER.
INSTEAD IT'S A STORM CENTER.
IT'S ONLY CHAOS.
JUST ONE THING NEVER CHANGES.
HIS DETERMINATION TO DENY 
RESPONSIBILITY AND SHIFT THE 
BLAME.
THE BUCK NEVER STOPS THERE.
NOW, YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER 
TO RENEW HIS CONTRACT OR HIRE 
SOMEONE ELSE.
IF YOU WANT A PRESIDENT WHO 
DEFINES THE JOB AS SPENDING 
HOURS A DAY WATCHING TV AND 
ZAPPING PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, 
HE'S YOUR MAN.
DENYING, DISTRACTING, AND 
DEMEANING WORKS GREAT IF YOU'RE 
TRYING TO ENTERTAIN OR INFLAME.
BUT IN A REAL CRISIS, IT 
COLLAPSES LIKE A HOUSE OF CARDS.
COVID JUST DOESN'T RESPOND TO 
ANY OF THAT.
TO BEAT IT, YOU'VE GOT TO 
ACTUALLY GO TO WORK AND DEAL 
WITH THE FACTS.
OUR PARTY IS UNITED IN OFFERING 
YOU A VERY DIFFERENT CHOICE.
A GO TO WORK PRESIDENT.
A DOWN TO EARTH, GET THE JOB 
DONE GUY.
A MAN WITH A VISION TO TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY, NOT SHIFT THE 
BLAME.
CONCENTRATE, NOT DISTRACT.
UNITE, NOT DIVIDE.
OUR CHOICE IS JOE BIDEN.
JOE HELPED BRING US BACK FROM A 
RECESSION BEFORE AND HE CAN DO 
IT AGAIN.
IN 2009, BARACK OBAMA AND JOE 
BIDEN STARTED WITH THE WORST 
ECONOMY SINCE THE GREAT 
DEPRESSION.
AND WHEN THEY WERE DONE, THEY 
DELIVERED MORE THAN SIX STRAIGHT
YEARS OF JOB GROWTH.
WHAT DID JOE DO?
HE ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR 
IMPLEMENTING THE RECOVERY ACT.
HIS WORK CREATED A LOT OF NEW 
JOBS AND STARTED MANY NEW 
COMPANIES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS 
OUR COUNTRY.
NOW JOE IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING
AMERICA BACK AGAIN.
HOW?
HE'S GIVEN A SMART, DETAILED 
PLAN TO INVEST IN AREAS VITAL TO
OUR FUTURE.
INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR MODERN 
FACTORIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
GOOD JOBS IN GREEN ENERGY AND A 
COMMITMENT TO COMBAT CLIMATE 
CHANGE.
A MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT 
BRINGS SMALL TOWN AND RURAL 
AMERICA THE CONNECTIVITY THAT 
OTHERS TAKE FOR GRANTED.
AND MAKING SURE THAT BLACK 
AMERICANS, LATINO AMERICANS, 
NATIVE AMERICANS, WOMEN, AND 
OTHER COMMUNITIES LEFT BEHIND 
ARE FULL PARTICIPANTS IN OUR 
ECONOMY AND OUR SOCIETY.
JOE BIDEN WANTS TO BUILD AN 
ECONOMY FAR BETTER SUITED TO OUR
CHANGING WORLD.
BETTER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
BETTER FOR FAMILIES WORKING AND 
RAISING THEIR KIDS.
BETTER FOR PEOPLE WHO LOST JOBS 
AND NEED NEW ONES.
BETTER FOR FARMERS TIRED OF 
BEING COLLATERAL DAMAGE IN 
FOREIGN TRADE WARS.
BETTER FOR PEOPLE CARING FOR THE
SICK, ELDERLY, AND DEALING WITH 
DISABILITIES.
BETTER BECAUSE OF A LIVING WAGE 
AND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HIGHER 
EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE 
INCLUDING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
AND TO CHILDCARE, SECURE 
RETIREMENT, AND FOR THE FIRST 
TIME, PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL 
LEAVE.
JOE WON'T JUST PUT HIS SIGNATURE
ON A CHECK AND TRY TO FOOL YOU 
INTO THINKING IT CAME FROM HIM.
HE'LL WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT 
YOUR PAYCHECK REFLECTS YOUR 
CONTRIBUTION TO AND YOUR STAKE 
IN A GROWING ECONOMY.
IN THIS JOB INTERVIEW, THE 
DIFFERENCE IS STARK.
YOU KNOW WHAT DONALD TRUMP WILL 
DO WITH FOUR MORE YEARS.
BLAME, BULLY, AND BELITTLE.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT JOE BIDEN WILL
DO.
BUILD BACK BETTER.
IT'S TRUMP'S US VERSUS THEM 
AMERICA AGAINST JOE BIDEN'S 
AMERICA, WHERE WE ALL LIVE AND 
WORK TOGETHER.
IT'S A CLEAR CHOICE.
THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY IS 
RIDING ON IT.
THANK YOU.
>> IT'S TIME TO CALL THE ROLL 
AND OFFICIALLY NOMINATE THE 
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
BUT THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST 
TIME, THE ROLL CALL IS HEADING 
OUT TO ALL 57 STATES AND 
TERRITORIES.
PLACES THAT SHOWCASE OUR 
NATION'S NATURAL BEAUTY.
PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ARE WORKING 
TOGETHER TO SECURE A BETTER 
FUTURE FOR OUR COUNTRY.
AND PLACES THAT ARE WORKING TO 
REBUILD AND RECOVER, LIKE IOWA, 
WHERE THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN LEFT 
HOMELESS AND HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN LEFT WITHOUT
POWER IN THE WAKE OF LAST WEEK'S
TERRIBLE STORM.
OUR HEARTS ARE WITH YOU, IOWA.
THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON RIGHT 
NOW.
TONIGHT, WE COME TOGETHER TO 
NOMINATE A CANDIDATE WHO WILL 
FIGHT FOR ALL OF US.
THE CONVENTION DELEGATES WILL DO
THE OFFICIAL NOMINATING.
BUT YOU CAN JOIN THEM IN 
SUPPORTING JOE BIDEN.
TEXT "JOIN" TO 30330 TO GET 
INVOLVED.
AND NOW THE CHAIR OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, 
TOM PEREZ.
>> IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE IN 
MILWAUKEE, A PROUD UNION TOWN 
WHOSE GRIT AND CHARACTER REFLECT
THE RESILIENCE OF OUR PARTY AND 
OUR COUNTRY.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THESE LAST FEW
MONTHS HAVE BEEN TOUGH.
BUT GOOD LEADERSHIP MEANS BEING 
ABLE TO ADAPT TO ANY SITUATION.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE 
OF MILWAUKEE FOR BEING SUCH 
GRACIOUS AND FLEXIBLE HOSTS.
IT'S ALSO GREAT TO BE BACK IN 
WISCONSIN WHERE I WAS LUCKY 
ENOUGH TO MARY MY WIFE A LITTLE 
MORE THAN THREE DECADES AGO.
THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT HAS 
DEEP ROOTS HERE.
AND SINCE TODAY IS THE 100th 
ANNIVERSARY OF THE 19th 
AMENDMENT'S RATIFICATION, WE 
SHOULD POINT OUT THAT WISCONSIN 
WAS THE FIRST STATE TO RATIFY 
IT.
WHAT'S MORE, IN ITS ONE-WORD 
MOTTO, "FORWARD," WISCONSIN 
CAPTURES SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT 
ABOUT AMERICA.
THE WAY THAT NO MATTER WHAT 
CHALLENGES TODAY BRINGS, WE 
ALWAYS BELIEVE A BETTER FUTURE 
IS POSSIBLE.
THAT'S WHAT MY PARENTS BELIEVED 
WHEN THEY EMIGRATED TO THIS 
COUNTRY NEARLY A CENTURY AGO, 
FLEEING THE IRON FIST OF A 
BRUTAL DICTATOR IN THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC.
THIS NATION WELCOMED THEM WITH 
COMPASSION.
AND THEY QUICKLY LEARNED THAT 
THEIR HOPE OF BUILDING A BETTER 
LIFE THROUGH HARD WORK WAS 
SHARED BY GENERATIONS OF 
AMERICANS.
INDEED, EVERY AMERICAN STORY IS 
A STORY ABOUT THAT HOPE, THAT 
SENSE OF POSSIBILITY.
IT'S WHAT UNITES US, DEFINES US.
AND IT'S WHAT SUSTAINS US NOW.
WE WILL WORK TO MEET OUR 
EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES BECAUSE
PROGRESS IS MADE BY THE HOPEFUL,
NOT THE CYNICAL.
AND WE WILL DO THAT WORK 
TOGETHER BECAUSE MOVEMENTS ARE 
BUILT BY THE MANY, NOT THE FEW.
AND AS YOU WATCH TONIGHT'S 
DECIDEDLY UNCONVENTIONALLY ROLL 
CALL AND REFLECT ON THE 
DIVERSITY OF OUR NATION, 
REMEMBER, YOU TOO ARE PART OF 
THE AMERICAN STORY.
AND NO MATTER WHERE YOU COME 
FROM OR WHERE YOU'RE WATCHING 
FROM TONIGHT, YOU HAVE A PLACE 
IN JOE BIDEN'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
>> DELEGATES AND DISTINGUISHED 
GUESTS.
UNDER OUR PROCEDURAL RULES, TWO 
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES SUBMITTED 
NOMINATING DOCUMENTS TO OUR 
CONVENTION SECRETARY FOR THE 
OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES.
SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS AND VICE 
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
AS SUCH, EACH CANDIDATE HAS 
PROVIDED NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS 
WHO WILL MAKE NOMINATING AND 
SECONDING SPEECHES ON THEIR 
BEHALF.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH NOMINATING 
AND SECONDING SPEECHES FOR 
SENATOR SANDERS.
SPEAKING ON HIS BEHALF WILL BE 
TWO PROGRESSIVE CHAMPIONS, BOB 
KING AND REPRESENTATIVE 
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ.
>> I'M BOB KING.
AS A PROUD UNION MEMBER AND 
FORMER PRESIDENT OF A GREAT 
AMERICAN UNION, THE UAW, I AM 
HONORED TO NOMINATE BERNIE 
SANDERS FOR PRESIDENT.
FOR DECADES, BERNIE HAS LED THE 
FIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES, 
FIGHTING FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS TO 
ORGANIZE IN UNIONS AND 
COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN.
IN A TIME OF ENORMOUS 
INEQUALITY, HE UNDERSTANDS WE 
MUST CONFRONT LARGE CORPORATIONS
WHICH HAVE FAR TOO MUCH CONTROL 
OVER OUR ECONOMY AND OUR 
POLITICS.
BERNIE BELIEVES HEALTH CARE IS A
HUMAN RIGHT AND SHOULD NOT BE 
CONTINGENT ON A JOB.
HE KNOWS WE CAN REBUILD OUR 
CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE BY 
CREATING MILLIONS OF GOOD PAYING
UNION JOBS WHILE COMBATTING 
CLIMATE CHANGE.
BERNIE'S MORAL CLARITY HASGOLD 
E
EMBOLDENED THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY'S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE.
BERNIE WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD A 
MOVEMENT THAT HELPS DEFEAT TRUMP
AND DELIVERS TRANSFORMATIONAL 
CHANGE.
I AM EXCITED TO PLACE INTO 
NOMINATION THE NAME OF A GREAT 
CHAMPION OF THE WORKING CLASS, 
SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS.
>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE HERE TODAY INTERFERING 
TOWARDS A BETTER, MORE JUST 
FUTURE FOR OUR COUNTRY AND OUR 
WORLD.
IN FIDELITY AND GRATITUDE TO A 
MASS PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT WORKING 
TO ESTABLISH 21st CENTURY 
SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND HUMAN 
RIGHTS, INCLUDING GUARANTEED 
HEALTH CARE, HIGHER EDUCATION, 
LIVING WAGES, AND LABOR RATES 
FOR ALL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED 
STATES.
A MOVEMENT STRIVING TO RECOGNIZE
AND REPAIR THE WOUNDS OF RACIAL 
INJUSTICE, COLONIZATION, 
MISOGYNY, AND HOMOPHOBIA, AND TO
PROPOSE AND BUILD REIMAGINED 
SYSTEMS OF IMMIGRATION AND 
FOREIGN POLICY THAT TURN AWAY 
FROM THE VIOLENCE AND XENOPHOBIA
OF OUR PAST.
A MOVEMENT THAT REALIZES THE 
UNSUSTAINABLE BRUTALITY OF AN 
ECONOMY THAT REWARDS EXPLOSIVE 
INEQUALITIES OF WEALTH FOR THE 
FEW AT THE EXPENSE OF LONG TERM 
STABILITY FOR THE MANY AND WHO 
ORGANIZED AN HISTORIC GREAT 
ROOTS CAMPAIGN TO RECLAIM OUR 
DEMOCRACY.
IN A TIME WHEN MILLIONS OF 
PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES ARE 
LOOKING FOR DEEP, SYSTEMIC 
SOLUTIONS TO OUR CRISES OF MASS 
EVICTIONS, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND 
LACK OF HEALTH CARE, AND OUT OF 
A LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE, I HEREBY 
SECOND THE NOMINATION OF SENATOR
BERNARD SANDERS OF VERMONT FOR 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
OF AMERICA.
>> THANK YOU, MR. KING AND 
REPRESENTATIVE OCASIO-CORTEZ.
WE NOW TURN TO NOMINATING AND 
SECONDING SPEECHES FOR VICE 
PRESIDENT BIDEN.
IN A MOMENT WE'LL HEAR FROM 
SENATOR CHRIS COONS WHO HOLDS 
THE DELAWARE SENATE SEAT ONCE 
HELD BY THE VICE PRESIDENT, AND 
REPRESENTATIVE LISA BLUNT 
ROCHESTER, MY COLLEAGUE IN THE 
HOUSE.
BUT FIRST, WE'LL HEAR FROM 
JACQUELINE ESPY, A WORKING 
AMERICAN WHO MET JOE BIDEN IN A 
MOST UNEXPECTED PLACE, THE 
ELEVATOR WHERE SHE WORKED.
>> I TAKE POWERFUL PEOPLE UP ON 
MY ELEVATOR ALL THE TIME.
WHEN THEY GET OFF, THEY GO TO 
THEIR IMPORTANT MEETINGS.
ME, I JUST HEAD BACK TO THE 
LOBBY.
BUT IN THE SHORT TIME I SPENT 
WITH JOE BIDEN, I COULD TELL HE 
REALLY SAW ME, THAT HE ACTUALLY 
CARED, THAT MY LIFE MEANT 
SOMETHING TO HIM.
AND I KNEW, EVEN WHEN HE WENT 
INTO HIS IMPORTANT MEETING, HE 
WOULD TAKE MY STORY IN THERE 
WITH HIM.
THAT'S BECAUSE JOE BIDEN HAS 
ROOM IN HIS HEART FOR MORE THAN 
JUST HIMSELF.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT AND WE 
HAVE TOUGH DAYS AHEAD.
BUT NOMINATING SOMEONE LIKE THAT
TO BE IN THE WHITE HOUSE IS A 
GOOD PLACE TO START.
THAT'S WHY I NOMINATE MY FRIEND 
JOE BIDEN AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> I'M SENATOR CHRIS COONS FROM 
DELAWARE.
A SMALL STATE WHERE PEOPLE 
EXPECT TO SEE THEIR SENATORS AND
EVEN SOMETIMES THEIR VICE 
PRESIDENT AT THE SUPERMARKET, AT
A CHURCH FESTIVAL, OUT IN THEIR 
COMMUNITY.
JOE FIGHTS FOR US BECAUSE HE 
KNOWS OUR STRUGGLES AND HOPES.
HE KNOWS THE PAIN OF LOSS AND 
THE WORRIES OF WORKING PARENTS.
AND HE'S ALWAYS BROUGHT THAT 
SAME PERSONAL CONCERN HE SHOWED 
FOR JACQUELINE TO GETTING THINGS
DONE AS OUR SENATOR AND THEN AS 
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VICE 
PRESIDENT.
JOE HAS TACKLED GUN VIOLENCE AND
CLIMATE CHANGE.
HE STOOD UP TO DICTATORS AND 
SUPPORTED OUR TROOPS.
HE DELIVERED ON A PROMISE TO 
MAKE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 
FAIRER AND STRONGER.
THROUGH IT ALL, JOE BIDEN HAS 
NEVER FORGOTTEN WHERE HE'S FROM.
HE'S BEEN SUSTAINED BY HIS FAITH
AND HIS FAMILY THROUGH THE 
TOUGHEST OF TIMES.
AND HE HAS THE HEART AND THE 
COMPASSION FOR THIS MOMENT.
FOR ALL OF THESE REASONS AND 
MORE, IT'S MY HONOR TO SECOND 
THE NOMINATION OF MY GOOD FRIEND
JOE BIDEN TO BE THE NEXT 
PRESIDENT OF THESE UNITED 
STATES.
>> I'M CONGRESSWOMAN LISA BLUNT 
ROCHESTER.
IN SOME HISTORY CLASS IN THE 
FUTURE, CHILDREN ARE LEARNING 
ABOUT THIS MOMENT.
THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT OUR PAIN,
OUR THE BGRIEF, OUR WORRY.
BUT THEY'RE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT 
A MAN NAMED JOE BIDEN, ABOUT HOW
HE RESTORED DECENCY TO OUR 
GOVERNMENT AND INTEGRITY TO OUR 
DEMOCRACY.
THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT HOW WE 
CONQUERED A PANDEMIC, STOOD 
UNITED FOR RACIAL JUSTICE, AND 
BUILT OUR ECONOMY BACK BETTER 
THAN BEFORE.
THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT HOW HIS 
LEADERSHIP GAVE THEIR GENERATION
A FIGHTING CHANCE.
THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT US TOO, 
ABOUT THE RESOLVE AND THE UNITY 
WE SHOWED AGAINST THE FORCES OF 
HATRED AND DIVISION, ABOUT THE 
WORK WE WILL DO OVER THE NEXT 11
WEEKS, AND ABOUT THE NIGHT WHEN 
DESPITE OUR DISTANCE, WE CAME 
TOGETHER TO NOMINATE JOE BIDEN 
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES.
A NOMINATION I'M HONORED TO 
SECOND.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
PURSUANT TO OUR CONVENTION 
RULES, WE'LL NOW PROCEED TO A 
ROLL CALL BY STATES ON THE 
SELECTION OF OUR PARTY'S 
CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE UNITED STATES.
SECRE
SECRETARY?
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, COMING TO YOU 
LIVE FROM THE WISCONSIN CENTER, 
IT'S TIME TO BEGIN OUR VIRTUAL 
TRIP AROUND AMERICA.
OUR JOURNEY BEGINS AT THE SITE 
OF A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN OUR 
NATIONAL JOURNEY TOWARDS 
JUSTICE.
LET'S GO TO ALABAMA.
>> JOHN LEWIS MARCHED ACROSS 
THIS BRIDGE IN 1965 TO DEMAND 
THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
A LIFETIME LATER, CIVIL RIGHTS 
AND VOTING RIGHTS REMAIN 
AMERICA'S GREAT UNFINISHED 
BUSINESS.
BUT THOSE WHO WALKED THIS PATH 
BEFORE US SHOWED US THE WAY 
FORWARD.
IF WE WANT TO HONOR JOHN LEWIS' 
INCREDIBLE LIFE, LET'S RESTORE 
THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT AND ENSURE
THAT OUR DEMOCRACY BELONGS TO 
ALL AMERICANS.
ALABAMA CASTS EIGHT VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND THE GREAT 
STATE OF ALABAMA CASTS 52 VOTES 
FOR OUR NEXT PRESIDENT OF THESE 
UNITED STATES, JOE BIDEN.
>> ALASKA.
>> THE WATERS RWE RELY ON TO FED
OUR FAMILIES ARE THREATENED BY 
CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE MUST ELECT A PRESIDENT WHO 
WILL RESPECT OUR VOICES, PROTECT
OUR WATERS, AND ADDRESS CLIMATE 
CHANGE.
ALASKA CASTS SEVEN VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 12 VOTES FOR 
THE NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> AMERICAN SAMOA.
>> JOE BIDEN HONORS OUR SERVICE 
AND WE TRUST HIM TO SUPPORT OUR 
COMMUNITY.
AS VICE PRESIDENT, HE HELPED 
EXPAND RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO 
COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS, 
BROADENING OUR ECONOMIC 
CAPACITY.
AS PRESIDENT HE WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN ALL AMERICA FROM NEW 
ENGLAND TO THE PACIFIC.
>> ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNOR AND
THE DEMOCRATIC SAMOA DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY, WE PROUDLY CAST 11 VOTES 
FOR OUR NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JOE 
BIDEN.
>> ARIZONA.
>> AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER, I
KNOW THAT PUBLIC EDUCATORS ARE 
DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO 
MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE 
QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES 
THIS FALL.
AS A MOTHER OF A HIGH SCHOOL 
FRESHMAN I KNOW THAT IT'S FAR 
FROM PERFECT.
AS A UNION ORGANIZER, I'LL FIGHT
TO MAKE SURE IT'S SCIENTISTS, 
PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS THAT 
DECIDE WHEN IT'S SAFE TO GO BACK
TO SCHOOL, NOT POLITICIANS.
AS AN ARIZONA LATINA, I PROUDLY 
CAST OUR VOTES, 29 FOR BERNIE 
SANDERS, AND 51 FOR OUR NEXT 
PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> ARKANSAS.
>> FEEDING PEOPLE IS AN ACT OF 
LOVE AND I THINK WE ALL COULD 
USE A LITTLE EXTRA LOVE THESE 
DAYS.
SO WE TOOK OUR FOOD TRUCKS OUT 
TO THE COMMUNITY TO DELIVER 
MEALS MADE RIGHT HERE AT THE 
PRESIDENTIAL CENTER FOR OUR 
NEIGHBORS IN NEED.
EVEN WHEN OUR LEADERS LET US 
DOWN, AMERICANS KEPT LOOKING OUT
FOR EACH OTHER.
ARKANSAS CASTS NINE VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 27 VOTES FOR 
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> CALIFORNIA.
>> CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT A HOAX.
IT'S REAL.
AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HAVE 
BEEN BEARING THE BRUNT OF THIS 
REALITY FOR GENERATIONS.
>> JOE BIDEN'S PLAN TO CRACK 
DOWN ON POLLUTERS TO PROTECT OUR
AIR AND WATER IS ABOUT 
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND 
ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
>> HE'LL PRIORITIZE EQUITY AND 
BRING NEW CLEAN ENERGY JOBS TO 
BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORHOODS, 
BECAUSE THAT IS HOW WE BUILD 
BACK BETTER.
>> CALIFORNIA, HOME TO OUR NEXT 
VICE PRESIDENT, KAMALA HARRIS, 
CASTS 231 VOTES FOR BERNIE 
SANDERS, AND 263 VOTES FOR OUR 
NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> COLORADO.
>> WE GREW UP IN POVERTY AS 
IMMIGRANTS BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE 
TO MAKE A DECENT LIVING.
WE'RE EXTREMELY LUCKY.
BUT NOW WE HAVE THREE FAMILY 
MEMBERS THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID AND IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL 
SAFE TO PUT EVAN AND EMMA BACK 
TO SCHOOL.
THIS IS GOING TO BE HARD ON THEM
AND FOR US.
FOR MILLIONS OF WORKING 
FAMILIES, THEY'LL HAVE IT MUCH 
HARDER.
I KNOW JOE BIDEN CARES ABOUT 
THESE STRUGGLES.
THAT'S WHY I TRUST HIM TO FIGHT 
FOR US.
WITH ONE ABSTENTION, COLORADO 
WILL CAST 36 VOTES FOR BERNIE 
SANDERS AND 42 FOR OUR NEXT 
PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> CONNECTICUT.
>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE PROUD TO PUT
OUR LIVES ON THE LINE EVERY DAY 
TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS.
IT'S A BADGE OF COURAGE.
BUT WHILE WE ARE PROTECTING YOUR
FAMILY, WE NEED A PRESIDENT WHO 
IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING OURS,
AND THAT'S JOE BIDEN.
HE HAS THE COURAGE WE RESPECT 
AND THE COMMITMENT TO WORKING 
AMERICANS WE NEED NOW.
ON BEHALF OF OUR GOVERNOR NED 
LAMONT, I AM HONORED TO CAST 
CONNECTICUT'S 75 VOTES FOR OUR 
NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> DELAWARE.
>> DELAWARE PASSES.
>> DELAWARE PASSES.
DEMOCRATS ABROAD.
>> WE REPRESENT THE MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS WHO LIVE OUTSIDE THE 
UNITED STATES AND VOTE BACK 
HOME.
AMERICANS ABROAD CAN MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE IN THE STATES THAT 
WILL DECIDE THIS YEAR'S 
ELECTIONS.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ELECT A 
PRESIDENT WHO WILL RESTORE OUR 
STANDING AROUND THE WORLD.
GO TO VOTEFROMABROAD.ORG TO 
LEARN MORE.
DEMOCRATS ABROAD IS PROUD TO 
CAST TEN VOTES FOR BERNIE 
SANDERS AND SEVEN VOTES FOR OUR 
NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
>> WELCOME TO MY HOMETOWN IN THE
BEST CITY OF THE WORLD, 
WASHINGTON, D.C. IS 706,000 
RESIDENTS STRONG.
WE RAISE FAMILIES, PAY TAXES, TO
SERVE THE UNITED STATES MILITARY
JUST LIKE EVERY AMERICAN IN THE 
50 STATES.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUST PASSED AN HISTORIC PIECE OF
LEGISLATION TO MAKE WASHINGTON, 
D.C. THE 51st STATE.
FROM BLACK LIVES MATTER PLAZA, 
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROUDLY
CASTS ONE VOTE FOR BERNIE 
SANDERS AND 43 VOTES FOR THE 
NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES, JOE BIDEN.
>> FLORIDA.
>> WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS MURDERED
IN PARKLAND, JOE BIDEN CALLED TO
SHARE IN OUR FAMILY'S GRIEF.
I QUICKLY LEARNED ABOUT HIS 
DECENCY AND CIVILITY.
HE ALSO LEARNED ABOUT HIS 
TOUGHNESS AND HOW HE'S BEATEN 
THE NRA.
TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER VICTIMS 
OF GUN VIOLENCE AND OUR NATION'S
YOUTH, JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA 
HARRIS WILL TAKE BACK OUR NATION
AGAIN.
FLORIDA CASTS 57 VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 192 VOTES FOR
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> GEORGIA.
>> MY MENTOR, CONGRESSMAN JOHN 
LEWIS, KNEW THAT THE RIGHT TO 
VOTE IS SACRED.
GEORGIANS KNOW OUR ABILITY TO 
VOTE IS UNDER ATTACK.
LONG LINES, VOTER SUPPRESSION.
DONALD TRUMP IS EVEN TRYING TO 
SLOW DOWN THE MAIL AND FORCE US 
TO RISK OUR LIVES TO CAST A 
BALLOT.
WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED.
TEXT "VOTE" TO 30330 AND MAKE 
SURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD IN THIS
ELECTION.
FROM THE CRADLE OF THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS MOVEMENT, GEORGIA CASTS 
117 VOTES FOR OUR NEXT 
PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> GUAM.
>> 70 YEARS THIS SUMMER, WE 
BECAME U.S. CITIZENS.
WE'RE PROUD OF OUR RESILIENCE, 
PROUD OF OUR INDIGENOUS 
HERITAGE, AND PROUD TO BE PART 
OF THIS HISTORIC MOMENT FOR OUR 
PARTY AND FOR OUR NATION.
GUAM CASTS TWO VOTES FOR BERNIE 
SANDERS AND 11 VOTES FOR OUR 
NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> HAWAII.
>> I CAME FROM THE PHILIPPINES 
TO HAWAII, THE LAND OF 
INDIGENOUS NATIVE HAWAIIANS.
TODAY I WANT TO SPEAK TO MY 
FELLOW IMMIGRANTS, TO THE 
ESSENTIAL WORKERS ON THE FRONT 
LINE, TO THE SERVICE MEMBERS WHO
WEAR OUR FLAG, TO THE PARENTS 
WITH BIG DREAMS FOR THEIR 
CHILDREN.
NO MATTER WHERE WE CAME FROM, 
IMMIGRANTS BELONG IN OUR 
COUNTRY'S LONG FIGHT FOR 
JUSTICE.
WE BELONG IN THE AMERICA WE ARE 
BUILDING TOGETHER.
HAWAII, BIRTHPLACE OF PRESIDENT 
OBAMA, CASTS NINE VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 23 VOTES FOR 
OUR NEXT, JOE BIDEN.
>> IDAHO.
>> WE'RE NOT WAITING FOR 
WASHINGTON TO ACT ON CLIMATE 
CHANGE.
HERE IN BOISE, WE NEED THAT 
CLEAN ENERGY DOESN'T JUST MEAN A
HEALTHIER PLANET.
IT MEANS GOOD PAYING JOBS.
IMAGINE WHAT WE COULD DO WITH A 
PRESIDENT THAT LISTENS TO 
SCIENCE AND LEADS WITH COURAGE.
IDAHO CASTS NINE VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 16 FOR OUR 
NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> ILLINOIS.
>> DISCRIMINATION HAS DENIED TOO
MANY BLACK AMERICANS THE CHANCE 
TO OWN A HOME AND BUILD WEALTH.
JOE BIDEN HAS A PLAN TO END 
RACIST LENDING PRACTICES AND 
HELP MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR 
ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM OF 
OWNING A HOME.
THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT RACIAL 
JUSTICE.
IT'S ABOUT STRONGER COMMUNITIES 
AND MORE ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR 
WORKING FAMILIES.
ILLINOIS CASTS 59 VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 122 VOTES FOR
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> INDIANA.
>> HERE IN SOUTH BEND, WE ONCE 
FEARED THAT OUR BEST DAYS WERE 
BEHIND US.
BUT THEN WE REIMAGINED OUR 
ECONOMY WITH NEW JOBS AND EVEN 
NEW INDUSTRIES.
THE HOOSIER STATE IS READY TO 
LEAD AMERICA'S RECOVERY WITH OUR
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, OUR 
TALENTED WORKERS, AND OUR BEST 
IN THE WORLD AGRICULTURE.
JOE BIDEN'S PLAN GIVES US A 
BLUEPRINT TO REVITALIZE 
INDUSTRIAL CITIES AND RURAL 
AREAS ALIKE.
INDIANA CASTS TWO VOTES FOR MY 
FRIEND BERNIE SANDERS AND 86 
VOTES FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT, 
JOE BIDEN.
>> IOWA.
>> WE WERE GOING TO TALK TO YOU 
TONIGHT ABOUT BIOFUELS.
BUT THE POWERFUL STORM THAT 
SWEPT THROUGH IOWA LAST WEEK HAS
TAKEN A TERRIBLE TOLL ON OUR 
FARMERS, OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, 
AND OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE STILL 
WITHOUT POWER.
>> WHILE WE HAVE THE HONOR OF 
CASTING IOWA'S VOTES, 11 FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 38 FOR JOE 
BIDEN, WE ALSO WANT TO ASK YOU 
TO KEEP IOWANS IN YOUR THOUGHTS 
DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
>> KANSAS.
>> I'M A FOURTH GENERATION 
FAMILY FARMER.
BUT I WORRY ABOUT THE NEXT 
GENERATION.
MANY OF OUR YOUNG FOLKS END UP 
MOVING FROM THE RURAL 
COMMUNITIES TO FIND JOBS.
JOE BIDEN HAS A PLAN TO HELP NEW
FARMERS GET A GOOD START.
AND BY FUNDING SCHOOLS AND 
HEALTH CARE, HE'LL MAKE SURE 
THAT RURAL COMMUNITIES REMAIN 
GREAT PLACES TO LIVE, WORK, AND 
RAISE A FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS 
TO COME.
KANSAS, THE SUNFLOWER STATE, 
PROUDLY CASTS TEN VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 35 VOTES FOR 
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> KENTUCKY.
>> ONE DAY WHEN I WAS 14, MY MOM
WOULDN'T WAKE UP.
CALLING 911, I WAS SCARED NOT 
ONLY BECAUSE SHE WAS SICK BUT 
BECAUSE I KNEW WE COULDN'T 
AFFORD THE BILL.
THANK GOD SHE SURVIVED.
WHEN I TOLD JOE BIDEN THAT STORY
IN 2008, HE PROMISED TO CONTINUE
TO FIGHT FOR FOLKS LIKE US AND 
GOT BUSY PASSING OBAMACARE.
TWO YEARS AGO WHEN MOM HAD A 
HEART ATTACK, WE ONLY HAD TO 
WORRY ABOUT HER GETTING BETTER, 
BECAUSE JOE KEPT HIS PROMISE.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY 
CASTS ALL OBVI60 VOTES FOR THE  
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, 
JOE BIDEN.
>> LOUISIANA.
>> THIS USED TO BE AN ABANDONED 
BUILDING.
NOW IT'S A COMMUNITY HUB, WHERE 
ARTISTS CAN MAKE THEIR NAME AND 
PARENTS CAN BRING THEIR KIDS FOR
REMOTE LEARNING.
>> OUR CITIES ARE STRONG BECAUSE
OUR PEOPLE MAKE THEM STRONG.
AND OUR ECONOMY WILL COME BACK 
BECAUSE OUR SMALL BUSINESSES 
WILL BRING IT BACK.
>> LOUISIANA CASTS ALL 60 OF OUR
VOTES FOR MY FRIEND AND THE NEXT
PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> MAINE.
>> MY AMERICAN DREAM, I'M LIVING
IT.
A 25-ACRE ORGANIC FARM ON THE 
LAKE, A ROADSIDE FARM STAND AND 
A BED AND BREAKFAST.
MY HUSBAND AND I JUST WANT TO 
MAKE AN HONEST LIVING AND FEED 
OUR COMMUNITY.
SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE OURS ARE 
THE BACKBONE OF RURAL 
COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA.
JOE BIDEN HAS A PLAN TO HELP 
MORE AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY 
PEOPLE OF COLOR, START THEIR OWN
BUSINESSES.
MAINE CASTS NINE VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 23 VOTES FOR 
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> MARYLAND.
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER.
AND WHEN IT COMES TO RACIAL 
JUSTICE, BLACK OPPORTUNITY 
MATTERS.
>> WHEN JOE BIDEN REBUILDS OUR 
MIDDLE CLASS, HE WON'T LEAVE 
ANYONE BEHIND.
HIS PLAN, MORE CAPITAL FOR BLACK
ENTREPRENEURS.
>> MORE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS AND HBCUs.
AND PAYING EVERY WORKER A FAIR 
WAGE.
>> THAT'S BUILDING BACK BETTER.
>> MARYLAND.
>> THE HOME OF FREDERICK 
DOUGLASS.
>> CASTS ONE VOTE FOR BERNIE 
SANDERS AND 119 VOTES FOR OUR 
NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> MASSACHUSETTS.
>> WE NEED A PLAN TO GET THE 
ECONOMY GOING AGAIN.
JOE BIDEN WILL GET THE PANDEMIC 
UNDER CONTROL, CREATE NEW JOBS 
IN MANUFACTURING AND CLEAN 
ENERGY, HELP SMALL BUSINESSES 
AND OUR RESTAURANTS RECOVER, AND
BUILD BACK BETTER SO THAT OUR 
ECONOMY IS STRONGER AND FAIRER 
THAN IT WAS BEFORE.
MASSACHUSETTS CASTS 30 VOTES FOR
BERNIE SANDERS, AND 83 VOTES FOR
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> MICHIGAN.
>> MICHIGAN AUTO WORKERS ARE THE
BEST IN THE WORLD BUT WE WOULD 
BE NOWHERE WITHOUT JOE BIDEN.
AND A LOT OF FOLKS WANTED TO LET
DETROIT GO BANKRUPT.
BUT JOE BIDEN BELIEVED IN US.
AND TOGETHER WE FOUGHT TO SAVE 
OUR AUTO INDUSTRY.
>> NOW HE'S GOT A PLAN TO CREATE
A MILLION NEW AUTO JOBS BY 
INVESTING IN CLEAN ENERGY.
JOE BIDEN BELIEVES IN AMERICAN 
WORKERS.
HE'S GOT OUR BACK AND WE'VE GOT 
HIS.
>> MICHIGAN CASTS 53 VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 92 VOTES FOR 
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> MINNESOTA.
>> I'M HERE IN MINNESOTA, THE 
HOME OF THE HEAD WATERS OF THE 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
WE KNOW THAT A BRIDGE SHOULDN'T 
FALL DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF 
AMERICA.
BUT IT DID.
AND WE CAME TOGETHER TO REBUILD 
IT.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN AMERICA.
THAT'S WHAT JOE BIDEN WILL DO AS
PRESIDENT.
HE'LL BUILD BACK BETTER.
HE'LL CROSS THE RIVER OF OUR 
DIVIDES AND UNITE THIS COUNTRY, 
FROM OUR CITIES TO OUR SUBURBS 
TO OUR RURAL AREAS.
AND NOW WE'LL VIRTUALLY CROSS 
THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI TO ST. 
PAUL TO HEAR FROM MY FRIEND 
MAYOR MELVIN EDUCACARTER.
>> THANK YOU, SENATOR.
AS A CITY THAT'S MORE THAN READY
FOR OUR 46th PRESIDENT, I'M 
PROUD TO CAST MINNESOTA'S 31 
VOTES FOR BERNIE SANDERS AND 60 
VOTES FOR OUR NEXT U.S. 
PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> MISSISSIPPI.
>> OUR COLLEGE REFLECTS THE 
JOURNEY OF OUR PEOPLE FROM 
SLAVEY TO SCHOLARSHIP.
OUR ALUMNI ARE LEADERS LIKE 
CONGRESSMAN
HAVE ON-ON HBCUs.
IMAGINE WHAT IMPACT HBCUs COULD 
HAVE ON AMERICAMENT MISSISSIPPI 
CASTS TWO VOTES FOR BERNIE 
SANDERS AND 38 VOTES FOR OUR 
NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> MISSOURI. 
>> AS A MEMBER OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF BRICK 
LAYERS AND A LICCRAFT WORKERS, E
WORKING AROUND THE CITY AND 
SEEING THE CONTRIBUTIONS MY 
BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAVE MADE.
WE STAND READY TO REBUILD OUR 
NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND WITH
JOE BIDEN'S LEADERSHIP, WE'LL 
CREATE MILLIONS OF NEW JOBS, 
BUILDING BACK BETTER.
MISSOURI CASTS 28 VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 50 VOTES FOR 
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> MONTANA. 
>> WHEN COVID SHUT DOWN MY 
COLLEGE, I CAME HOME TO MY 
PARENTS' RANCH TO FINISH SENIOR 
YEAR ONLINE, BUT SOME DAYS I 
CAN'T GET A VIDEO TO LOAD ON 
EMAIL ATTACHMENT TO SEND.
WITHOUT RELIABLE INTERNET, 
THERE'S NO VIRTUAL DOCTORS 
APPOINTMENTS AND JUST TRY TO 
STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS.
BROADBAND CAN BE A GAME CHANGER 
FOR COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE, AND 
JOE BIDEN HAS A PLAN TO MAKE IT 
HAPPEN.
MONTANA CASTS 18 VOTES FOR OUR 
NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN. 
>> NEBRASKA. 
>> I WORK AT A MEAT PACKING 
PLANT MAKING SURE GROCERY STORE 
STORES STAY FULL.
WE GOT LIKE WE'RE EXPENDABLE.
WORKERS ARE DYING FROM COVID AND
A LOT OF US DON'T HAVE SICK 
LEAVE OR QUALITY PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT.
WE'RE HUMAN BEINGS, NOT ROBOTS 
OR ZOEZBLE.
WE NEED A PRESIDENT WHO WILL 
THAT OUR BACKS.
NEBRASKA CASTS 33 VOTES FOR OUR 
NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> NEVADA.
>> WORKING PEOPLE ARE THE 
BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY AND THE 
KEY TO OUR RECOVERY.
JOE BIDEN KNOWS IT'S NOT ENOUGH 
TO PRAISE HIM.
WE HAVE TO REWARD THEM.
SO LET'S RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE 
TO $15, EMPOWER WORKERS FOR 
SAFER WORKPLACES AND MAKE IT 
EASIER TO PAY FOR THINGS LIKE 
HEALTH CARE AND HIGHER 
EDUCATION.
I AM PROUD TO CAST 24 VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 25 VOTES FOR 
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
>> HELLO FROM THE GRANITE STATE.
WE TRUST JOE BIDEN.
JOE PROVIDED THE LEADERSHIP 
WEV.
JOE WILL RESTORE HONEST, DECENCY
AND TRUST TO THE WHITE HOUSE, 
REUNITE ALL AMERICANS, AND BUILD
A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL.
THE GREAT STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
AWARDS NINE DELEGATES TO OUR 
FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR, BERNIE 
SANDERS, AND 24 DELEGATES TO THE
NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES, JOE BIDEN.
>> NEW JERSEY. 
>> WE'VE BEEN HIT HARD BY COVID,
BUT WE'RE COMING BACK.
BUT WE HAVE TO BE SMART.
WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE 
EXPERTS.
AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A PRESIDENT 
WHO HAS A PLAN.
THAT'S WHY IN MEMORY OF ALL 
THOSE WE HAVE LOST, IN 
SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE WHO ARE 
SICK OR STRUGGLING AND IN 
ETERNAL GRATITUDE FOR OUR HEROIC
FRONTLINE WORKERS, NEW JERSEY 
CASTS 5 VOTES FOR SENATOR BERNIE
SANDERS AND 139 VOTES FOR THE 
NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES, JOE BIDEN.
>> NEW MEXICO. 
>> GREETINGS AND GOOD EVENING.
 NAME IS DEREK LEN TERKSE 
COMING FROM THE HOMELAND OF MY 
ANCESTORS.
NEW MEXICO IS HOME TO 23 
INDIGENOUS, SEVERINO NATIONS 
WITH A RICH, MULTICULTURE 
HISTORY.
WITH HER UNITED BY THE LOVE OF 
THIS PLACE WE CALL HOME AND WE 
BELIEVE WE OWE IT TO THE NEXT 
GENERATION TO PROTECT THE 
NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES 
THAT ARE TLIHEIR HOSTILE WITNES.
NEW MEXICO PROUDLY CASTS FOUR 
VOTES FOR BERNIE SANDERS AND 42 
VOTES FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF 
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
JOE BIDEN.
>> NEW YORK. 
>> AS AN IMMIGRANT FROM ST. 
VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, A 
REGISTERED NURSE, I'M PROUD TO 
BE PART OF AMERICA'S FIGHT 
AGAINST COVID-19.
BUT MANY HEALTH CARE WORKERS 
DON'T GET PAID SICK LEAVE OR 
HAVE ENOUGH PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT.
I HAVE TWO CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA 
AND A MOTHER WHO IS HIGH RISK.
I WORRY EVERY DAY ABOUT BRINGING
THIS VIRUS HOME TO THEM.
JOE BIDEN'S PLAN WILL HELP US 
TAKE BETTER CARE OF YOUR LOVED 
ONES AS WELL AS OUR OWN.
I CAST NEW YORK'S VOTES.
44 VOTES FOR BERNIE SANDERS, AND
277 FOR OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE 
BIDEN.
IT'S JOE TIME!
>> NORTH CAROLINA.
>> I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A 
LONG TIME, SO LET ME JUST BE 
PLAIN.
BLACK PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BLACK 
WOMEN, ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS 
PARTY.
IF WE DON'T SHOW UP, DEMOCRATS 
DON'T GET ELECTED.
I'M PUTTING ON MY MASK AND WE'RE
GOING TO OVER CORNER IN NORTH 
CAROLINA TO HELP ORGANIZE 
BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE 
EVERYONE SHOWS UP FOR JOE BIDEN.
HE WOULD SHOW UP FOR US.
NORTH CAROLINA CASTS 39 VOTES 
FOR BERNIE SANDERS AND 83 VOTES 
FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES, JOE BIDEN.
>> NORTH DAKOTA. 
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
WELCOME TO THE HOMELANDS OF THE 
PEOPLE.
I GRADUATED FROM A CLASS OF JUST
44 STUDENTS AND I HAD TO DRIVE 
THREE HOURS JUST TO TAKE THE 
SATs, BUT GROWING UP I KNEW THAT
COLLEGE WAS A LADDER THAT COULD 
TAKE YOU ANYWHERE.
JOE BIDEN KNOWS EVERYONE 
DESERVES A CHANCE TO CLIMB THAT 
LADDER.
AS A PROUD TRIBAL MEMBER, A 
MEXICAN AMERICAN, A HARVARD 
GRADUATE, I CAST TEN VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND EIGHT FOR JOE
BIDEN. 
>> NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
HELLO FROM PARADISE, THE 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
WE MAY BE FAR AWAY, BUT WE'RE 
AMERICAN CITIZENS.
AND THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN DECADES, WE FINALLY HAVE A 
DEMOCRATIC SLATE BECAUSE 
DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE EVERYWHERE.
BUT WE DON'T GET TO VOTE FOR 
PRESIDENT, SO PLEASE DON'T WASTE
YOURS.
THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS IS 
PROUD TO CAST TWO VOTES FOR 
SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS AND NINE 
VOTES FOR OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, 
JOSEPH BIDEN.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
AND THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS ]
>> OHIO. 
>> IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME 
WORKING PEOPLE BELIEVE IN A 
DONALD TRUMP PROMISE, THEY WIND 
UP GETTING SCREWED.
WELL, JOE BIDEN HAS MORE THAN 
JUST A PROMISE.
HE ACTUALLY HAS A PLAN TO BRING 
JOBS BACK TO AMERICA. 
>> LIKE ELECTRONIC VEHICLES OR A
NATIONAL NETWORK OF VEHICLE 
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT 
WILL CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS FOR
SKILLED UNION WORKERS LIKE JOSH.
AND THE FUTURE WILL BE MADE IN 
AMERICA.
OHIO CASTS 20 VOTES FOR SENATOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 134 VOTES FOR
THE NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
OH!
>> I. 
>>> TODAY HATRED STILL LIVES OUR
NATION.
BUT SO DOES RESOLVE.
OKLAHOMA REFUSED TO LET 
OURSELVES BE DEFINED BY DIVISION
THEN AND OUR NATION MUST TURN 
BACK THE TIDE OF VIOLENCE AGAIN 
NOW.
OKLAHOMA CASTS 13 VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 24 VOTES FOR 
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
[ CHEERS ]
>> OREGON. 
>> AS BLACK AMERICANS STANDING 
ON NATIVE LAND, WE PROUDLY 
REPRESENT OREGON.
THE COVID-19 AND RACISM -- 
DEATHS IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. 
>> THE DEMOCRATS ARE WORKING 
TOGETHER TO BRIDGE DIVIDES 
AND-TO-MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS 
EQUAL ACCESS TO LOW OR NO-COST 
QUALITY CARE.
TODAY OREGON CASTS 16 VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS.
>> AND WITH OUR SUPPORT, WE CAST
57 VOTES FOR JOE BIDEN!
>> PENNSYLVANIA. 
>> WHEN JOE BIDEN WAS YOUNG, HIS
FATHER CAME TO THIS HOUSE IN 
SCRANTON, SAT DOWN ON JOE'S BED,
AND TOLD HIM HE LOST HIS JOB.
IT'S A MOMENT THAT STAYED WITH 
JOE HIS ENTIRE LIFE.
RIGHT NOW ALL ACROSS AMERICA, 
WORKING FAMILIES ARE 
EXPERIENCING THAT SAME FEAR AND 
UNCERTAINTY.
BUT JOE BIDEN HAS A PLAN TO HELP
THEM AND TO HELP OUR COUNTRY 
BUILD BACK BETTER, CREATING 
MILLIONS OF GOOD-PAYING JOBS.
SO MORE PARENTS WILL BE ABLE TO 
TELL THEIR KIDS WHAT JOE'S DAD 
SAID TO HIM ALL THOSE YEARS AGO,
IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
PENNSYLVANIA CASTS 34 VOTES FOR 
SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS AND 175 
VOTES FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF 
THE UNITED STATES, SCRANTON'S 
OWN JOE BIDEN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> PUERTO RICO.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> RHODE ISLAND. 
>> RHODE ISLAND, THE OCEAN 
STATE, WHERE OUR RESTAURANT AND 
FISHING INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN 
DECIMATED BY THIS PANDEMIC.
I'M LUCKY TO HAVE A GOVERNOR RAY
MONEY DOE WHOSE PROGRAM LETS 
FISHERMEN SELL CATCHES DIRECTLY 
TO THE PUBLIC AND OUR STATE 
APPETIZER CAL MARAMARI IS AVAIL 
IN ALL 50 STATES.
WE CAST ONE VOTE FOR BERNIE 
SANDERS AND 34 VOTES FOR THE 
NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN. 
>> SOUTH CAROLINA. 
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I AM JAMIE 
HARRIS, CANDIDATE FOR THE UNITED
STATES SENATE.
SPEAKING FROM THE CAMPUS OF 
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY,
THE ALMA MATER MAJORITY WHIP JIM
CLYBURN AND THE LATE DR. INLEE 
ENGLAND CLYBURN FOR WHOM ITS 
HONORS COLLEGE IS NAMED.
THIS PROUD HBCU HAS CONTRIBUTED 
22 GENERAL OFFICERS TO OUR ARMED
SERVICES.
AND TONIGHT I PROUDLY CAST 
SOUTH CAROLINA'S 64 VOTES AS 
FOLLOWS.
15 FOR BERNIE SANDERS AND 49 FOR
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, JOE BIDEN.
>> SOUTH DAKOTA. 
>> RELATIVES, AS A FIRST 
AMERICAN AND MEMBER OF THE 
STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE, I YOU
COME WITH YOU TO THE SITE OF MY 
CREATION STORY AND THE GREAT 
SIOUX NATION.
WE SAY -- 
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
WE ARE ALL RELATED.
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT MUST LEAD BY 
THIS PHILOSOPHY FOR THE 
BETTERMENT OF OUR NEXT SEVEN 
GENERATIONS.
WE CAST THREE VOTES FOR SENATOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 17 VOTES FOR 
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> TENNESSEE. 
>> 100 YEARS AGO, SUFFICIENT RA 
GISTS CHEERED AS TENNESSEE 
BECAME THE 36th AND DECIDING 
STATE TO RATIFY THE 19th 
AMENDMENT, GRANTING WOMEN THE 
RIGHT TO VOTE.
THIS YEAR I'M CASTING MY VERY 
FIRST PRESIDENTIAL VOTE FOR JOE 
BIDEN.
WOMEN WILL DECIDE THIS ELECTION 
AND WE'LL REPLACE DONALD TRUMP 
WITH A PRESIDENT WHO RESPECTS 
US.
TENNESSEE CASTS 23 VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 50 VOTES FOR 
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, MR. JOSEPH R. BIDEN!
[ CHEERS ]
>> TEXAS. 
>> A YEAR AGO MY SAFE COMMUNITY 
OF EL PASO WAS TARGETED BY A 
DOMESTIC TERRORIST WHO MURDERED 
23 INNOCENT PEOPLE, INJURED 23 
MORE, AND DEVASTATED ALL OF US.
HIS MOTIVE WAS RACISM AND 
XENOPHOBIA.
IN THE FACE OF HATE, WE CHOOSE 
LOVE.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
AND IN THE FACE OF CONTINUED GUN
VIOLENCE IN AMERICA, WE DEMAND 
CHANGE.
THE TIME HAS COME TO ACT WITH 
ONE ABSTENTION, TEXAS CASTS ONE 
VOTE FOR BERNIE SANDERS AND ONE 
161 VOTES FOR OUR NEXT 
PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> UTAH. 
>> HERE IN UTAH WE'VE HAD 
MAIL-IN VOTING FOR YEARS.
IF YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE, 
YOU AUTOMATICALLY GET SENT A 
BALLOT.
IT'S FAST, IT'S RELIABLE, AND 
IT'S EASY FOR EVERYONE TO 
PARTICIPATE.
IN 2016 WE HAD TURNOUT WELL OVER
80%, AND THIS 'WE'RE EXPECTING 
EVEN HIGHER.
THAT'S WHY DEMOCRATS AND 
REPUBLICANS HERE IN UTAH AGREE, 
MAIL-IN VOTING STRENGTHENS OUR 
DEMOCRACY.
UTAH CASTS 17 VOTES FOR BERNIE 
SANDERS AND 16 VOTES FOR OUR 
NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN. 
>> VERMONT. 
>> THE STATE OF VERMONT STRONGLY
BELIEVING IN ECONOMIC JUSTICE, 
SOCIAL JUSTICE, RACIAL JUSTICE, 
AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 
PROUDLY SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY AND
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED 
STATES, AND VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED 
TO THE AUTHORITARIANISM AND 
RACISM OF THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION IS PROUD TO CAST 
15 VOTES FOR VERMONT SENATOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND NINE VOTES 
FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES, JOE BIDEN. 
>> THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
>> IN RECOGNITION OF OUR 
GOVERNOR, OUR DELEGATE TO 
CONGRESS, WE BRING YOU GREETINGS
FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE 
UNITED STATES.
[ CHEERS ]
WE ARE A YOUNG -- THE VACATION 
HOME OF OUR NOMINEE WITH WHITE 
SAND BEACHES AND FRIENDLY 
PEOPLE.
WE CAST OUR 13 VOTES FOR JOSEPH 
R. BIDEN. 
>> VIRGINIA. 
>> THREE YEARS AGO MY BELOVED 
CITY, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA,
WAS ATTACKED BY WHITE 
SUPREMACISTS AND A YOUNG WOMAN 
WAS KILLED.
WE WERE ATTACKED AGAIN WHEN 
DONALD TRUMP PRAISED THOSE 
RACES, TURNING HIS BACK ON A 
COMMUNITY THAT JUST WANTED 
PEACE.
THAT WAS THE DAY JOE BIDEN 
DECIDED TO JOIN THIS BATTLE FOR 
THE SOUL OF AMERICA.
OVER TIME, MY WIFE AND I HAVE 
COME TO KNOW HIS SOUL.
HE'S A DECENT, COMPASSIONATE 
MAN.
HE WILL BRING THIS NATION 
TOGETHER.
VIRGINIA CASTS 32 VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 91 VOTES FOR 
OUR PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.
>> WASHINGTON. 
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
AS A 15-YEAR REVENGE FROM 
VIETNAM, I KNEW EDUCATION WAS 
THE KEY TO FINDING OPPORTUNITIES
IN MY NEW HOME.
WHEN HAVING CHILDREN OF MY OWN, 
I BECAME AN ADVOCATE TO IMPROVE 
THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT
GAVE ME A CHANCE TO CONTRIBUTE 
TO OUR AMERICA.
DEMOCRATS INVEST IN EDUCATION 
BECAUSE WE ARE COMMITTED TO 
FIGHTING FOR ALL KIDS.
WASHINGTON CASTS 43 VOTES TO 
SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS AND 66 
VOTES TO OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE
BIDEN. 
>> WEST VIRGINIA. 
>> WEST VIRGINIANS HAVE CHANGED 
THE NARRATIVE ABOUT PUBLIC 
EDUCATION.
PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND SERVICE 
PERSONNEL HAVE WORKED TOGETHER 
TO FIGHT FOR SAFE AND WELCOMING 
SCHOOLS, SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR 
CLASSROOM EQUIPMENT, AND FAIR 
WAGES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL 
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
ELECTIONS MATTER, BUT SO 
DOESDOES 
ACTIVISM, SO LET'S KEEP FIGHT 
FOR QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL 
OUR CHILDREN AND LET'S ELECT A 
PRESIDENT WHO WILL FIGHT 
ALONGSIDE US.
WEST VIRGINIA CASTS 34 VOTES FOR
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN. 
>> WYOMING. 
>> AFTER OUR SON, MATTHEW, DEATH
IN WYOMING, JOE BIDEN HELPED 
PASS LEGISLATION TO PROTECT 
LGBTQ AMERICANS FROM HATE 
CRIMES.
JOE UNDERSTANDS MORE THAN MOST 
OUR GRIEF OVER MATT'S DEATHS, 
BUT WE SEE IN JOE SO MUCH OF 
WHAT MADE MATT'S LIFE SPECIAL, 
HIS COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY, HIS 
PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND 
HIS BOUNDLESS COMPASSION FOR 
OTHERS.
>> WITH THREE ABSTENTIONS, 
WYOMING CASTS FOUR VOTES FOR 
BERNIE SANDERS AND 11 VOTES FOR 
THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, JOE BIDEN. 
>> WISCONSIN. 
>> WELCOME BACK TO MILWAUKEE, 
WISCONSIN, A GREAT CITY ON 
NATIVE LAND ON A GREAT LAKE.
THE PLACE WHERE I WAS BORN AND 
RAISED IN THE HEART OF 53206 ZIP
CODE.
THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN 
FACED WITH SIGNIFICANT 
CHALLENGES DUE TO HISTORICAL 
INJUSTICE, BUT WHAT MANY DON'T 
SEE IS THE JOY AND RESILIENCE 
AND OPPORTUNITY THAT LIES WITHIN
THIS COMMUNITY AND SO MANY 
OTHERS ACROSS AMERICA JUST LIKE 
IT.
WE'RE HARD-WORKING PEOPLE WHO 
ARE BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE.
WE BUILD A BETTER FUTURE BY OUR 
NATION BY CHANNELLING 
WISCONSIN'S LEGACY AS THE 
BIRTHPLACE IN THE LABOR 
PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT AND UNITING
BEHIND AN AGENDA THAT UPLIFTS 
EVERY COMMUNITY.
IN THE PURSUIT OF A JUST FUTURE,
ONE THAT TACKLES THE CLIMATE 
CRISIS AND TAKES ON RACIAL AND 
ECONOMIC INJUSTICE, WISCONSIN 
CASTS 30 VOTES FOR BERNIE 
SANDERS AND 67 FOR THE NEXT 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
OF AMERICA, JOSEPH BIDEN.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN. 
>> DELAWARE. 
>> LONG BEFORE THIS TRAIN 
STATION BORE ITS NAME, YOU WOULD
SEE JOE BIDEN UP HERE WITH THE 
REST OF THE CROWD.
ON HIS WAY TO WORK OR GOING HOME
TO HIS FAMILY.
THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN HIS NORTH 
STAR, DELIVERING FOR FAMILIES 
LIKE HIS OWN, WORKING PEOPLE WHO
SACRIFICED TO BUILD A BETTER 
LIFE.
NOBODY HAD TO WONDER WHO JOE 
BIDEN IS IN IT FOR. 
>> OUR NATION FACES DAUNTING 
CHALLENGES, BUT I'VE KNOWN JOE 
BIDEN FOR 40 YEARS, AND THERE'S 
NOBODY I TRUST MORE TO LEAD OUR 
PARTY, UNITE OUR COUNTRY AND 
RESTORE OUR STANDING IN THE 
WORLD.
WHAT'S MORE, HE'S HUMBLE, HE 
TELLS THE TRUTH AND TREATS 
EVERYBODY HE ENCOUNTERS WITH 
RESPECT AND BUILDS BRIDGES, NOT 
WALLS.
HE IS A LEADER MADE FOR THIS 
MOMENT IN THE FINEST PUBLIC 
SERVANT I'VE EVER KNOWN.
>> DELAWARE IS PROUD TO CAST ITS
32 VOTES FOR OUR FAVORITE SON 
AND NEXT PRESIDENT. 
>> OUR FRIEND, DELAWAREAN, JOE 
BIDEN.
♪
♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
HOW ARE YOU?
♪ CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES COME ON ♪
♪ CELEBRATE ♪
♪ CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES COME ON ♪
♪ LETS CELEBRATE ♪
♪ THERE'S A PARTY GOING ON RIGHT
HERE ♪
♪ A CELEBRATION TO LAST 
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ♪
♪ SO BRING YOUR GOOD TIMES ♪
>> THANK YOU TO ALL OUR 
DELEGATIONS.
I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE JOE 
BIDEN HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN 
NOMINATED BY THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY AS OUR CANDIDATE FOR 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN IS HEREBY 
INVITED TO DELIVER AN ACCEPTANCE
SPEECH.
>> THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH 
FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
THANK YOU ALL.
IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME AND MY 
FAMILY AND I'LL SEE YOU ON 
THURSDAY.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
♪ CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES COME ON ♪
♪ LET'S CELEBRATE ♪
♪ THERE'S A PARTY GOING ON RIGHT
HERE ♪
♪ A DEDICATION TO LAST 
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ♪
>> COME ON.
THAT WAS SO SWEET WITH THE 
GRANDKIDS.
YAY.
AND NOW WE HAVE AN OFFICIAL 
NOMINEE.
ONTO THE NEXT STEP, ELECTING JOE
BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS IN 
NOVEMBER.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PLAN TO 
VOTE.
TEXT VO"VOTE" TO 30330 TO FIND T
HOW.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A 
TOPIC THAT TOUCHES ALL OF OUR 
LIVES, HEALTH CARE.
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WAS GAME
CHANGING.
THIS PANDEMIC HAS REVEALED JUST 
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO PROTECT 
AND IMPROVE IT, INCREASING 
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND 
BRINGING DOWN ITS COSTS HAVE 
ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR JOE 
BIDEN BECAUSE, FOR JOE, AND FOR 
ALL OF US, HEALTH CARE IS 
PERSONAL.
>> IT'S THE TOUGHEST BATTLES 
THAT CALL FOR THE STEADIEST 
LEADERSHIP.
AGAIN AND THEN THEY WERE TOLD TO
GIVE UP ON AFFORDABLE HEALTH 
CARE. 
>> BILL IS A LEGISLATIVE 
TRAINWRECK. 
>> BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS IT 
WOULD COST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE 
IF THEY DID NOTHING. 
>> WE ARE NOT GOING TO SLOW UP 
ON PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HEALTH 
CARE FOR AMERICANS. 
>> HEALTH CARE IS A NATURAL 
AMERICAN RIGHT. 
>> GIVING UP ON THE AFFORDABLE 
CARE ACT WOULD HAVE MEANT 
LEAVING 20 MILLION WITHOUT 
COVERAGE OUT IN THE COLD.
BUT JOE BIDEN WASN'T ABOUT TO 
GIVE UP BECAUSE HE KNEW WHAT IT 
WAS LIKE TO STAND IN THEIR 
SHOES.
HE WAS SWORN INTO THE SENATE 
NEXT TO A HOSPITAL BED.
HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAD BEEN 
KILLED IN A CAR CRASH.
AND LYING IN THAT BED WERE HIS 
TWO SONS.
40 YEARS LATER, ONE OF THOSE 
LITTLE BOYS, HIS SON, BEAU, WAS 
DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND GIVEN 
ONLY MONTHS TO LIVE.
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE A GREATER 
GRIEF THAN LOSING YOUR CHILD.
BUT JOE ALWAYS KNEW THAT HIS 
FAMILY WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY 
ONES.
AFTER THAT ACCIDENT, HIS SON GOT
40 MORE YEARS OF LIFE, ALL 
BECAUSE HE HAD HEALTH CARE.
>> WITHOUT OBJECTION, EMOTMOTIO 
RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE.
>> NOW IT'S UNTHINKABLE THAT 
DONALD TRUMP IS TRYING TO TAKE 
THAT HEALTH CARE AWAY.
IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, 
HE'S STILL TRYING TO GET RID OF 
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
THIS FIGHT IS PERSONAL FOR JOE.
AS PERSONAL AS IT GETS.
SO WHEN JOE SAYS HE HAS A PLAN 
TO STRENGTHEN THE AFFORDABLE 
CARE ACT, PROTECT THOSE WITH 
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, AND 
EXPAND ACCESS TO EVERY AMERICAN,
HE'S THINKING ABOUT HOW HAVING 
HEALTH CARE SAVED HIS BOYS.
WHEN HIS PLAN TALKS ABOUT 
LOWERING DRUG PRICES AND MAKING 
CARE MORE AFFORDABLE, HE'S 
THINKING ABOUT BEAU, WHO SPENT 
HIS FINAL DAYS IN COMFORT 
BECAUSE HE WAS INSURED.
JOE BIDEN KNOWS WHAT AFFORDABLE 
HEALTH CARE MEANS TO AMERICAN 
FAMILIES BECAUSE OF WHAT IT'S 
MEANT TO. 
>> I SEE THIS IS MY PROMISE TO 
YOU.
WHEN I'M PRESIDENT, I WILL TAKE 
CARE OF YOUR HEALTH CARE 
COVERAGE AND YOUR FAMILY THE 
SAME WAY I WOULD MY OWN.
FOR THAT'S WHAT THE PRESIDENCY 
IS, THE DUE TO CARE, TO CARE FOR
ALL OF US, NOT JUST THOSE WHO 
VOTE FOR US, BUT ALL OF US.
THIS JOB IS NOT ABOUT ME, IT'S 
ABOUT YOU.
IT'S ABOUT US.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
YOU HANDSOME BOY. 
>> HE WAS BORN WITH A HEART 
CONDITION.
AND ENDED UP REQUIRING A 
TRANSPLANT.
THANKFULLY, THE ACA HAS ALREADY 
TAKEN EFFECT, BUT NOW THAT'S 
SOMETHING WE THINK ABOUT ALL THE
TIME, ESPECIALLY WITH HIS 
COVERAGE AND THE POTENTIAL 
COVERAGE MAXES AND HIS HOSPITAL 
STAY WAS OVER $3 MILLION BUILD 
BACK TO THE INSURANCE. 
>> I REMEMBER THINKING AS BEAU 
LAY DYING IN BED, AND WE LAY IN 
BED WITH HIM, AND THINKING TO 
MYSELF WHAT IN GOD'S NAME WOULD 
I DO IF THE DOCTOR WALKED IN AND
SAID, I'M SORRY, YOU'VE OUTRUN 
YOUR INSURANCE, YOU REACHED YOUR
CAP, SUFFER THE LAST FEW MONTHS 
OF YOUR LIFE ON YOUR OWN.
>> I CAME FROM A PART OF THE 
COUNTRY WHERE RURAL MISSOURI -- 
WHERE BASICALLY EVERYBODY WAS A 
REPUBLICAN AND I WAS A 
REPUBLICAN.
AND I LOST MY VOICE.
AND WE PUT OFF GOING TO THE 
DOCTOR BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE 
THE HEALTH INSURANCE.
WHEN WE FINALLY GOT IN TO 
SOMEBODY THAT COULD TAKE A LOOK 
AT MY THROAT, THEY SAID, WELL, 
YOU GOT CANCER.
IT WAS STAGE 4, THE WORST KIND 
OF CANCER YOU CAN HAVE.
MY WIFE APPLIED FOR INSURANCE 
THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT,
AND MY COVERAGE BEGAN ON APRIL 
1st, 2012.
THAT SAME DAY, THEY STARTED MY 
CHEMO AND RADIATION, AND IT 
SAVED MY LIFE.
I'M HERE TODAY.
>> GENERALLY SPEAKING, AS A 
CHURCH, YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT 
PEOPLE SPIRITUAL BUT ALSO ABOUT 
OTHER AREAS OF YOUR LIFE.
THAT INCLUDES PHYSICAL OR 
PHYSIOLOGICAL WELL-BEING BECAUSE
THE BIBLE TALKED ABOUT ALL OF 
US.
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY,
IN FACT, PEOPLE IN MY CHURCH 
THAT CAN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT 
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE GOOD 
HEALTH CARE.
THAT'S PRETTY DISCOURAGING TO ME
AND PRETTY DISCOURAGING TO THEM.
>> BECAUSE OF THE -- AND THE 
FACT THAT IT'S A RARE DISEASE, A
LOT OF OUR MEDICATIONS WE HAD TO
FIGHT FOR.
BEFORE THE ACA, WE WORRIED ABOUT
OUR MEDICATIONS AND THE 
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS FOR OUR 
CHILDREN.
WE WORRIED ABOUT AGE AND THE CAP
BECAUSE HAVING THAT COST OF THE 
MEDICATIONS, WE WOULD HAVE 
REACHED THAT $1 MILLION CAP IN 
NO TIME.
BUT ONCE THE ACA PASSED, WE NO 
LONGER HAD THAT CAP ON THE 
$1 MILLION. 
>> THE FEAR THAT YOU ALL LIVE 
IN, UNDERSTANDABLY, IF SOMEHOW 
TOMORROW THEY SAID NO INSURANCE,
YOU'RE NOT COVERED, IT'S JUST 
DEVASTATING.
HEY, LAURA, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
YOU BEAT HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA, GOD
LOVE YOU.
BUT DURING IT ALL, TRUMP WAS 
TRYING TO RIP AWAY YOUR 
COVERAGE.
THE DAY YOU GOT YOUR FIRST 
CHEMO, REPUBLICANS VOTED TO GUT 
THE ACA.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST 
HAVE BEEN LIKE GOING TO SLEEP AT
NIGHT WONDERING WHAT TO DO. 
>> EVER SINCE I WAS DIAGNOSED, 
EVERY NIGHT I WOULD GO TO BED 
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT NEWS I 
WOULD GET IN THE MORNING.
EVEN STILL, EVEN TODAY THEY'RE 
STILL TRYING TO TAKE AWAY OUR 
HEALTH CARE, EVEN DURING A 
PANDEMIC. 
>> LOOK, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE 
SURE WE DON'T LOSE THAT ACA.
WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE A 
MEDICARE-LIKE OPTION AS A PUBLIC
OPTION AND ANY STATE WHERE THERE
IS -- IF YOU QUALIFY FOR 
MEDICAID AND THE STATE HASN'T 
PROVIDED IT, YOU WOULD 
AUTOMATICALLY BE ENROLLED.
I WILL PROTECTED YOU LIKE I 
TRIED TO PROTECT MY OWN FAMILY, 
AND I PROMISE YOU THAT.
♪
♪ RISE UP COME ON RISE UP ♪
>> I MET JOE LAST YEAR AT A 
CAMPAIGN EVENT TO THANK HIM FOR 
BEING SO INVOLVED IN THE BATTLE 
TO CURE CANCER.
INDEED, I HAVE WHAT'S BEEN 
DIAGNOSED AS TERMINAL CANCER.
THE INSPIRATION AND THE EMPATHY 
AND HUMAN LOVE THAT HE SHARED 
WITH ME HAS KEPT ME GOING. 
>> I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME 
WELLNESS CHECKUP PROVIDED FOR BY
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD OVARIAN 
CANCER.
I FINISHED MY COURSE OF 
TREATMENT AND SINCE THEN I'VE 
BEEN CANCER FREE AND I'M VERY 
GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
>> I CHOSE TO BECOME A JOE BIDEN
DELEGATE AS I WATCHED WITH OUR 
NATION AS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
SOUGHT TO DISMANTLE THE 
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. 
>> MY PURPOSE IN LIFE RIGHT NOW 
IS TO DEVOTE ALL MY ENERGY TO 
GETTING JOE ELECTED. 
>> I ANXIOUSLY JUMP AT THE 
CHANCE TO BECOME A BIDEN 
DELEGATE. 
>> HE WILL CONTINUE TO 
STRENGTHEN THE AFFORDABLE CARE 
ACT SO THAT DISEASES LIKE CANCER
DON'T GO UNDETECTED.
♪
♪
>> HEY, CAROL, IT'S ME, DAD.
BY THE TIME YOU'RE WATCHING 
THIS, YOU WILL HAVE GROAN UP TO 
BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS, BUT I 
DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I'LL 
BE AROUND FOR YOU.
>> I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ALS 
TODAY, WHICH IS A DEADLY 
DEBILITATING DISEASE. 
>> AFTER I WAS DIAGNOSED, THE 
PRESIDENT PASSED A TAX BILL THAT
PUT MY HEALTH CARE AT RISK.
SO I WENT TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
>> MY NEXT GUEST MADE HEADLINES 
WHEN HE CONFRONTED A REPUBLICAN 
SENATOR ON AN AIRPLANE. 
>> YOU WOULD BE AN AMERICAN 
HERO. 
>> I WANTED TO HELP CREATE A 
BETTER COUNTRY FOR YOU TO LIVE 
IN. 
>> DEMOCRACY IS BEAUTIFUL. 
>> DEMOCRACY IS BEAUTIFUL!
>> ALL THAT MATTERS TO ME IS TO 
MAKE YOU PROUD BECAUSE I'M 
ALREADY SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> HELLO, AMERICA.
MY NAME IS ADY BARKAN AND I'M 
SPEAKING YOU TO BY THIS COMPUTER
VOICE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN 
PARALYZED BY ALS.
LIKE SO MANY OF YOU, I HAVE 
EXPERIENCED THE WAYS OUR HEALTH 
CARE SYSTEM IS FUNDAMENTALLY 
BROKEN.
ENORMOUS COSTS, DENIED CLAIMS, 
DEHUMANIZING TREATMENT WHEN WE 
ARE MOST IN NEED.
SINCE MY SHOCKING DIAGNOSIS, I 
HAVE TRAVELED THE COUNTRY 
MEETING COUNTLESS PATIENTS LIKE 
ME DEMANDING MORE OF OUR 
REPRESENTATIVES AND OUR 
DEMOCRACY.
TODAY ER WITH WITNESSING THE 
TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES OF OUR 
FAILING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC, 
NEARLY 100 MILLION AMERICANS DO 
NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT HEALTH 
INSURANCE.
AND EVEN GOOD INSURANCE DOES NOT
COVER ESSENTIAL NEEDS LIKE 
LONG-TERM CARE.
OUR LOVED ONES ARE DYING IN 
UNSAFE NURSING HOMES.
OUR NURSES ARE OVERWHELMED AND 
UNPROTECTED.
AND OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS ARE 
TREATED AS DISPENSABLE.
WE LIVE IN THE RICHEST COUNTRY 
IN HISTORY, AND YET WE DO NOT 
GUARANTEE THIS MOST BASIC HUMAN 
RIGHT.
EVERYONE LIVING IN AMERICA 
SHOULD GET THE HEALTH CARE THEY 
NEED REGARDLESS OF THEIR 
EMPLOYMENT STATUS OR ABILITY TO 
PAY.
EVEN DURING THIS TERRIBLE 
CRISIS, DONALD TRUMP AND 
REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS ARE 
TRYING TO TAKE AWAY MILLIONS OF 
PEOPLE'S HEALTH INSURANCE.
WITH THE EXISTENTIAL THREAT OF 
ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF THIS 
PRESIDENT, WE ALL HAVE A 
PROFOUND OBLIGATION TO ACT, NOT 
ONLY TO VOTE, BUT TO MAKE SURE 
THAT OUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND 
NEIGHBORS VOTE AS WELL.
WE MUST ELECT JOE BIDEN.
EACH OF US MUST BE A HERO FOR 
OUR COMMUNITIES, FOR OUR 
COUNTRY, AND THEN WITH A 
COMPASSIONATE AND INTELLIGENT 
PRESIDENT, WE MUST ACT TOGETHER 
AND PUT ON HIS DESK A BILL THAT 
GUARANTEES US ALL THE HEALTH 
CARE WE DESERVE.
TEX VO"VOTE" TO 30330 TO LEARN W
TO VOTE SAFELY, BECAUSE OUR 
LIVES DEPEND ON IT.
>> POLITICS AND ELECTIONS CAN 
SEEM LIKE THESE FAR-AWAY THINGS 
THAT ONE PERSON DOESN'T HAVE THE
POWER TO CHANGE.
BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR 
COUNTRY RIGHT NOW MAKES IT CLEAR
HOW PERSONAL POLITICS ARE.
I'VE DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I GET 
INFORMED AND PARTICIPANTTE, MY 
FEAR GETS SMALLER.
VOTING IS A BIG PART OF THAT.
VOTE FOR THE LEADERS YOU THINK 
WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
IF YOU'RE ABLE, IF YOU CAN, HELP
FUND THIS CAMPAIGN.
PLEASE GO TO JOEBIDEN.COM AND 
CHIP IN WHATEVER YOU CAN.
WITH LEADERS LIKE JOE BIDEN AND 
KAMALA HARRIS, WE CAN BUILD BACK
BETTER HERE AT HOME AND ONCE 
AGAIN STRENGTHEN OUR NATION'S 
SECURITY AND STANDING IN THE 
WORLD.
♪ RISE UP ♪
♪ COME ON RISE UP ♪
>> MY NAME IS DeMARCUS GILL 
YARD, I'M 34 YEARS OLD AND I 
LIVE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
I'M A 2009 GRADUATE OF THE U.S. 
NAVAL ACADEMY IN ANNAPOLIS AND I
SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE 
MARINE CORPS AS AN OFFICER FOR 
SIX YEARS.
I TOOK AN OATH TO SUPPORT, 
UPHOLD, AND DEFEND THE 
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED 
STATES OF AMERICA, AND I KNOW 
THAT JOE BIDEN IN HIS YEARS OF 
PUBLIC SERVICE TOOK A SIMILAR 
OATH AND HE UNDERSTANDS THE 
SACRIFICE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN 
IN UNIFORM WHO ARE OVERSEAS 
RIGHT NOW FIGHTING FOR THE 
IDEALS OF THIS NATION, THAT 
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE CAN BE 
EXTENDED TO ALL PEOPLE.
I KNOW THAT JOE BIDEN 
UNDERSTANDS THAT AT HIS CORE.
I TRUST HE'LL LEAD US ON DAY ONE
INTO A GREATER FUTURE.
THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT 
FOR ME RIGHT NOW THAN MAKING 
SURE THAT WE RESTORE THE SOUL OF
OUR NATION, AND I THINK THAT JOE
BIDEN IS THE BEST PERSON TO DO 
THAT.
SO, THANKS, JOE.
♪ RISE UP ♪
>> HI, I'M JOHN KERRY.
FOR THE EIGHT YEARS OF THE 
OBAMA/BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, WE 
LED BY EXAMPLE.
WE LIMITED THE THREAT OF AN IRAN
WITH A NUCLEAR WEAPON.
WE BUILT A 68-NATION COALITION 
TO DESTROY ISIS.
WE FORGED 195-NATION AGREEMENT 
TO ATTACK CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE STOPPED EBOLA BEFORE IT 
BECAME A PANDEMIC.
DONALD TRUMP INHERITED A GROWING
ECONOMY AND A MORE PEACEFUL 
WORLD, AND LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE 
HE INHERITED, HE BANKRUPTED IT.
WHEN THIS PRESIDENT GOES 
OVERSEAS, IT ISN'T A GOOD WILL 
MISSION, IT'S A BLOOPER REEL.
HE BREAKS UP WITH ALLIES AND 
WRITES LOVE LETTERS TO 
DICTATORS.
AMERICA DESERVES A PRESIDENT WHO
IS LOOKED UP TO, NOT LAUGHED AT.
DONALD TRUMP PRETENDS RUSSIA 
DIDN'T ATTACK OUR ELECTIONS, AND
NOW HE DOES NOTHING ABOUT RUSSIA
PUTTING A BOUNTY ON OUR TROOPS.
HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DEFEND 
OUR TROOPS.
WITHIN THE HE'S INTERESTED IN 
DEFENDING IS HIMSELF.
THIS IS THE THE BOTTOM LINE.
OUR INTERESTS, OUR IDEALS AND 
BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM 
CAN'T AFFORD FOUR MORE YEARS OF 
DONALD TRUMP.
OUR TROOPS CAN'T GET OUT OF 
HARM'S WAY BY HIDING IN THE 
WHITE HOUSE BUNKER.
THEY NEED A PRESIDENT WHO WILL 
STAND UP FOR THEM AND PRESIDENT 
BIDEN WILL.
JOE'S MORAL COMPASS IS ALWAYS 
POINTED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, 
TO THE STRUGGLE TO WAKE UP THE 
WORLD TO GENOCIDE IN THE 
BALKANS.
JOE UNDERSTANDS THAT NONE OF THE
ISSUES OF THIS WORLD, NOT 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS, NOT THE 
CHALLENGE OF BUILDING BACK 
BETTER AFTER COVID, NOT 
TERRORISM AND CERTAINLY NOT THE 
CLIMATE CRISIS.
NONE CAN BE RESOLVED WITHOUT 
BRINGING NATIONS TOGETHER WITH 
STRENGTH AND HUMILITY.
JOE UNDERSTANDS OUR VALUES DON'T
LIMIT OUR POWER, THEY MAGNIFY 
IT.
HE KNOWS YOU CAN'T SPREAD 
DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD IF 
YOU DON'T PRACTICE IT AT HOME.
AND HE KNOWS THAT EVEN THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NEEDS 
FRIENDS ON THIS PLANET.
BEFORE DONALD TRUMP, WE USED TO 
TALK ABOUT AMERICAN 
EXCEPTIONALISM.
THE ONLY THING EXCEPTIONAL ABOUT
THE INCOHERENT TRUMP FOREIGN 
POLICY IS THAT IT HAS MADE OUR 
NATION MORE ISOLATED THAN EVER 
BEFORE.
JOE BIDEN KNOWS WE AREN'T 
EXCEPTIONAL BECAUSE WE BLUSTER 
THAT WE ARE, WE ARE EXCEPTIONAL 
BECAUSE WE DO EXCEPTIONAL 
THINGS.
ON JUNE 6th, 1944, YOUNG 
AMERICANS GAVE THEIR LIVES ON 
THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY TO 
LIBERTY THE WORLD FROM TYRANNY.
OUT OF THE ASHES OF THAT WAR, WE
MADE PEACE AND REBUILT THE 
WORLD.
THAT WAS AND REMAINS 
EXCEPTIONAL.
IT IS THE OPPOSITE OF EVERYTHING
DONALD TRUMP STANDS FOR.
THIS MOMENT IS A FIGHT FOR THE 
SECURITY OF AMERICA AND THE 
WORLD.
ONLY JOE BIDEN CAN MAKE AMERICA 
LEAD LIKE AMERICA AGAIN.
IF YOU AGREE, TEXT JO"JOIN" TO 
30330.
THANK YOU.
>> IN THE SITUATION ROOM, 
PRESIDENTS MAKES DECISIONS OF 
WAR AND PEACE.
FIRST AND FOREMOST IN HIS MIND 
IS HOW WILL MY DECISION IMPACT 
THE LIVES OF THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE.
>> HE IS EXPERIENCED.
HE HAS MADE THE TOUGH CALLS. 
>> HE'S GOT COURAGE, CHARACTER, 
JUDGMENT, AND HE CAN BE TOUGH.
I WITNESSED IT CLOSE UP. 
>> JOE BIDEN IS DECISIVE AND 
WELL PREPARED FOR ANY ISSUE. 
>> THERE'S NO ONE MORE QUALIFIED
THAN JOE BIDEN.
HE'S SITTING AT THE HEAD OF THE 
TABLE GNAT SITUATION ROOM MAKING
DECISIONS FOR THIS COUNTRY. 
>> HAVING SENT HIS SON TO WAR, I
DON'T THINK ANYONE CAN BE MORE 
READY THAN VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN.
>> HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT'S AT 
STAKE WHEN HE SENDS OUR TROOPS 
OVERSEAS. 
>> BIDEN UNDERSTANDS HOW 
IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE ALLIES 
STANDING TOGETHER WITH US.
THEY ARE FORCE MULTIPLIERS. 
>> HE HAS A UNIQUE ABILITY TO 
CONNECT WITH PEOPLE.
HE KNOWS THE LEADERS AND HAS 
DEALT WITH THEM FOR YEARS. 
>> THEY TRUST HIM AND HIS 
JUDGMENT AND THEY KNOW HIS WORD 
IS GOOD. 
>> I KNOW THAT BIDEN'S PERSONAL 
DIPLOMACY WILL SAVE AMERICAN 
LIVES. 
>> TO BUILD THESE RELATIONSHIPS 
TAKES DECADES AND TO TEAR THEM 
DOWN, ALL IT TAKES IS A TWEET.
>> THANKS TO DONALD TRUMP, OUR 
ADVERSARIES ARE STRONGER AND 
BOLDER. 
>> HE'S LOVED DICTATORS 
INCLUDING CHINA AND RUSSIA, HE 
HASN'T BEEN STANDING UP TO THEM 
AT ALL. 
>> I SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES
AIR FORCE FOR 36 YEARS.
I'VE LED SPACE SQUAD RONS, 
NUCLEAR MISSILE SQUAD RONS, AND 
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE A 
PRESIDENT WHO WAS A DANGER TO 
NATIONAL SECURITY. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DEGRADED 
AND DEBASED THE PRESIDENCY AND 
OUR COUNTRY IN THE EYES OF THE 
WORLD. 
>> THE RUSSIANS OFFERED BOUNTSZ 
ON U.S SOLDIERS, I WAS SHOCKED 
WHEN I RED THAT.
BUT THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T EVEN 
ASK VLADIMIR PUTIN ABOUT IT.
THAT'S UNAMERICAN. 
>> THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH 
THAT.
THAT'S A DERELICTION OF 
CONSTITUTE, YOU'RE FAILING THE 
TROOPS AND THIS COUNTRY. 
>> THE FIRST THING A PRESIDENT 
NEEDS TO DO IS FIND OUT WHAT THE
FACTS ARE.
THIS PRESIDENT DOESN'T CARE 
ABOUT FACTS.
>> BIDEN CARES ABOUT THE SAFETY 
AND WELFARE OF AMERICAN SERVICE 
MEN AND WOMEN. 
>> OUR MILITARY HAD A POLICY TO 
MAINTAIN EURO PRESENCE IN SYRIA.
WE CAME TO THE AID OF THE KURDS 
AGAINST ISIS AND HELPED STOP THE
ADVANCE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD TO US 
SIMPLY ABANDON THE KURDS.
IT'S SHAMEFUL. 
>> IFRMD HIM ON THE PHONE WITH 
PRETTY TOUGH CHARACTERS.
YOU TALK ABOUT JOE BIDEN'S 
EMPATHY AND INDECENCY, BUT JOE 
BIDEN IS TOUGH AS NAILS, AND 
EVERYBODY KNOWS IT. 
>> HE WILL DO THE RIGHT THING NO
MATTER THE POLITICAL COST. 
>> I'VE SERVED FOR TWO 
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS AND ONE 
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT.
I HAVE SEEN THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION MAKE DECISIONS 
WITHOUT ANY THOUGHT, WITHOUT ANY
PREPARATION, THAT HAVE MASSIVE 
LIFE AND DEATH CONSEQUENCES.
>> AT ONE OF THE MOST DEFINING 
TIMES IN HISTORY OF THE WORLD, 
JOE BIDEN IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED 
TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
>> IF YOU WANT A STRONG AMERICA,
YOU WANT JOE BIDEN.
>> HI, I'M FORMER SECRETARY OF 
STATE COLIN POWELL.
100 YEARS AGO, A YOUNG IMMIGRANT
LEFT A DIRT FARM IN JAMAICA AND 
SET OUT FOR AMERICA.
THREE YEARS LATER A SHIP PULLED 
INTO NEW YORK HARBOR AND A YOUNG
JAMAICAN WOMAN GAZED UP AT THE 
STATUE OF LIBERTY FOR THE FIRST 
TIME.
THEY BECAME MY PARENTS AND THEY 
INSPIRED KNOW FINISH COLLEGE AND
JOIN THE ARMY.
THIS BEGAN A JOURNEY OF SERVICE 
THAT WOULD TAKE ME FROM BASIC 
TRAINING TO COMBAT IN VIETNAM, 
UP THE RANKS TO SERVE AS THE 
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AND 
SECRETARY OF STATE.
THE VALUES I LEARNED GROWING UP 
IN THE SOUTH BRONX AND SERVING 
IN UNIFORM WERE THE SAME VALUES 
THAT JOE BIDEN'S PARENTS 
INSTILLED IN HIM IN SCRANTON, 
PENNSYLVANIA.
I SUPPORT JOE BIDEN FOR THE 
PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES 
BECAUSE THOSE VALUES STILL 
DEFINE HIM AND WE NEED TO 
RESTORE THOSE VALUES TO THE 
WHITE HOUSE.
OUR COUNTRY NEEDS A COMMANDER IN
CHIEF WHO TAKES CARE OF OUR 
TROOPS IN THE SAME WAY HE WOULD 
HIS OWN FAMILY.
FOR JOE BIDEN, THAT DOESN'T NEED
TEACHING.
IT COMES FROM THE EXPERIENCE HE 
SHARES WITH MILLIONS OF MILITARY
FAMILIES, SENDING HIS BELOVED 
SON OFF TO WAR AND PRAYING TO 
GOD HE WOULD COME HOME SAFE.
JOE BIDEN WILL BE A PRESIDENT WE
WILL ALL BE PROUD TO SALUTE.
WITH JOE BIDEN IN THE WHITE 
HOUSE, YOU WILL NEVER DOUBT THAT
HE WILL STAND WITH OUR FRIENDS 
AND STAND UP TO OUR ADVERSARIES,
NEVER THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
HE WILL TRUST OUR DIPLOMATS AND 
OUR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, NOT 
THE FLATTER OF DICTATORS AND 
DESPOTS, HE WILL MAKE IT HIS JOB
TO KNOW WHEN ANYONE DARES TO 
THEN US, HE WILL STAND UP TO OUR
ADVERSARIES WITH STRENGTH AND 
EXPERIENCE.
THEY WILL KNOW HE MEANS 
BUSINESS.
I SUPPORT JOE BIDEN BECAUSE 
BEGINNING ON DAY ONE HE WILL 
RESTORE AMERICA'S LEADERSHIP AND
OUR MORAL AUTHORITY.
HE'LL BE A PRESIDENT WHO KNOWS 
THAT AMERICA IS STRONGEST WHEN, 
AS HE HAS SAID, WE LEAD BOTH BY 
THE POWER OF OUR EXAMPLE AND THE
EXAMPLE OF OUR POWER.
HE WILL RESTORE AMERICA'S 
LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD AND 
RESTORE THE ALLIANCES WE NEED TO
ADDRESS THE DANGERS THAT 
THREATEN OUR NATION FROM CLIMATE
CHANGE TO NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION.
TODAY WE ARE A COUNTRY DIVIDED 
AND WE HAVE A PRESIDENT DOING 
EVERYTHING IN HIS POWER TO MAKE 
IT THAT WAY AND KEEP US THAT 
WAY.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT WILL MAKE 
TO HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO UNITED 
STATES US, WHO RESTORES OUR 
STRENGTH AND OUR SOUL.
I STILL BELIEVE THAT IN OUR 
HEARTS WE ARE THE SAME AMERICA 
THAT BROUGHT MY PARENTS TO OUR 
SHORES, AN AMERICA THAT INSPIRES
FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD.
THAT'S THE AMERICA JOE BIDEN 
WILL LEAD AS OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> IT WAS A FRIENDSHIP THAT 
SHOULDN'T HAVE WORKED.
JOHN, A FORMER NAVY PILOT JUST 
RELEASED FROM A NORTH VIETNAMESE
PRISON.
JOE, A YOUNG SENATOR FROM 
DELAWARE.
BUT IN THE 1970s, JOE WAS 
ASSIGNED A MILITARY AIDE FOR A 
TRIP OVERSEAS. 
>> I WAS A NAVY SENATE LIAISON 
AND USED TO CARRY YOUR BAGS ON 
OVERSEAS TRIPS. 
>> THE SUN OF A GUN NEVER 
CARRIED MY BAGS.
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO CARRY MY 
BAGS, DANG IT, BUT HE NEVER 
CARRIED MY BAGS.
>> JOHN AND JOE TRAVELED 
THOUSANDS OF MILES TOGETHER.
THE FAMILIES GOT TO KNOW EACH 
OTHER, GATHERING FOR PICNICS IN 
THE BIDENS' BACKYARD. 
>> THEY WOULD JUST SIT AND JOKE.
IT WAS LIKE A COMEDY SHOW 
SOMETIMES TO WATCH THE TWO OF 
THEM. 
>> BUT WHEN JOHN WAS ELECTED TO 
THE SENATE AS A REPUBLICAN FROM 
ARIZONA, THEY FOUND THEMSELVES 
ON OPPOSING SIDES.
>> WE'RE IN DIFFERENT PARTIES 
AND WE HOLD DIFFERENT VIEWS ON 
MANY ISSUES. 
>> MAYBE GOING AT IT ON THE 
FLOOR AND YOU THINK, OH, THESE 
GUYS MUST REALLY, REALLY DISLIKE
EACH OTHER.
AND THEY WOULD BE HAVING DINNER 
THAT NIGHT TOGETHER.
>> SENATOR BIDEN HAD GREAT 
RESPECT FOR THE INSTITUTION OF 
THE SENATE.
HE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS THAT WERE
CORDIAL, THAT WERE PERSONAL. 
>> WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN WILLING, WE
THOUGHT THE OTHER GUY WAS RIGHT,
ACROSS AISLE AND LOCK ARMS.
IT'S GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY.
>> IT TAKES TRUST TO GET THINGS 
DONE IN A DIVIDED GOVERNMENT.
AND I THINK WITH JOE BIDEN HIS 
COLLEAGUES KNEW THAT YOUR POINTS
WERE EQUALLY VALID TO HIM. 
>> EVEN IF A DEAL SEEMED OUT OF 
REACH, IT WAS ALWAYS JOE WHO 
TRIED TO CROSS THE AISLE. 
>> HE WAS LIKE A NATURAL FOR 
THAT.
HE JUST HAD AN ABILITY TO FIND 
THE COMMON GROUND BUT NEVER GIVE
UP YOUR PRINCIPLES. 
>> FOR THREE DECADES JOE WAS 
ABLE TO MOVE HIS COLLEAGUES AND 
FIND A WAY FORWARD.
ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, BANDS
CHEMICAL WEAPONS, ASSAULT 
WEAPONS, AND CONTROLLING NUCLEAR
ARMS.
>> IT WAS A STYLE OF LEGISLATING
AND LEADERSHIP THAT YOU DON'T 
FIND MUCH ANYMORE. 
>> AND WHEN MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS WERE FACED WITH LOSING
THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE, IT WAS 
JOE'S FRIEND WHO SAVED OBAMACARE
BY CROSSING THE AISLE. 
>> McCAIN HAS HIS VOTE WITH A 
THUMBS DOWN. 
>> DON AND I HAVE BEEN GIVEN 
SEVERAL AWARDS ABOUT 
BIPARTISANSHIP.
WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT 
SHOULD GET AN REWARD FOR 
BIPARTISANSHIP.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXAMPLE 
AND PROUD TO REMAIN THE SAME 
GOOD GUY THAT YOU WERE WHEN YOU 
FIRST GOT HERE.
MOST OF ALL, YOUR FRIENDSHIP, MY
LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MANY HAVE 
BEEN ENRICHED BY IT.
♪
>> LOVE YOU. 
♪ GOOD DAY SUNSHINE ♪
♪ GOOD DAY SUNSHINE ♪
>> I HAVE A RULE THAT I NEVER 
THINK OF ANYTHING NEGATIVE WHEN 
I'M RUNNING.
♪ I NEED TO LAUGH ♪
♪ AND WHEN THE SUN IS OUT ♪
>> WHEN I SET MY MIND TO 
SOMETHING, I FIND A WAY TO GET 
IT DONE.
>> SHE IS SO DAMN TOUGH AND 
LOYAL.
WHEN I MET JILL, I KNEW.
MY BROTHER SAID THERE'S THIS 
WOMAN YOU'LL REALLY LIKE HER, 
JOE.
I GAVE HER A CALL AND SHE HAD A 
DATE THAT NIGHT.
>> HE SAID, DO YOU THINK YOU 
COULD BREAK YOUR DATE?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND WHAT DID YOU DO?
>> WELL, I CALLED AND TOLD THE 
GUY THAT I HAD A FRIEND IN FROM 
OUT OF TOWN AND WENT OUT WITH 
JOE.
♪
>> I WAS 30 AND I WAS A SENATOR 
AND I WAS A WIDOWER.
SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER, MY WIFE 
WAS KILLED AND MY DAUGHTER WAS 
KILLED.
I WASN'T BIG ON THE WHOLE DATE 
SCENE THING, BUT WHEN I MET 
JILL, I FELL IN LOVE WITH HER 
WHEN I SAW HER 
♪ I GOT SUNSHINE ON A CLOUDY 
DAY ♪
>> HE SAID I REALLY LIKE TO SEE 
YOU AGAIN.
HE'S LOOKING AT HIS CALENDAR AND
HE'S, OH, THURSDAY, NO NO, I'M 
REALLY BUSY.
NO, I'M BUSY FRIDAY.
HOW ABOUT TOMORROW?
AND I THOUGHT, BUDDY, YOU JUST 
BLEW YOUR COVER.
>> SHE'S OWNED ME SINCE THEN.
THE BOYS FELL IN LOVE WITH JILL 
TOO.
I'M BRUSHING MY TEETH ONE 
MORNING AND THEY CAME RUNNING IN
AND BEAU HUNTER SAID, DAD, WE 
THINK IT'S TIME WE MARRIED JILL.
SWEAR TO GOD.
>> IT WASN'T JUST MY HEART THAT 
WAS ON THE LINE.
I LOVED THE BOYS SO MUCH.
I HAD TO BE SURE THAT IT HAD TO 
BE FOREVER.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ONE MORE
TIME, WILL YOU MARRY ME AND SHE 
GOES LIKE THIS.
OKAY.
♪ SOMEDAY PUT IT TOGETHER AND 
WE'LL GIVE ♪
>> SHE PUT US BACK TOGETHER.
SHE GAVE ME BACK MY LIFE.
SHE GAVE US BACK A FAMILY.
WE WERE RAISED WITH THE SAME 
VALUES.
>> I GREW UP IN PENNSYLVANIA 
RIGHT OUTSIDE OF PHILLY.
MY MOM WAS ENGLISH, SCOTTISH.
AND MY DAD WAS ITALIAN.
MY GRANDMOTHER MADE THE 
HOME-MADE NOODLES THAT WOULD 
HANG. 
>> THEY ARE A VERY CLOSE FAMILY.
SHE'S THE ELDEST OF FIVE GIRLS.
>> SHE'S KIND OF LIKE THE GOD 
MOTHER OF ALL OF US.
>> I THINK WE'VE ALL SEEN THE 
FEISTINESS IN HER.
>> THERE WAS A BILLY IN MY 
SCHOOL.
SHE MARCHED UP THE STREET AND 
KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR, AND I 
PUNCHED HIM RIGHT IN THE FACE.
>> MY FATHER FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR
II.
HE WAS A SIGNALMAN IN THE NAVY.
AND HE WAS VERY PATRIOTIC.
HE WOULD TAKE US TO WATCH THE 
BLUE ANGELS AND HE WAS SO PROUD.
>> WE WORSHIPED OUR MOTHER.
I CAN PICTURE HER SO WELL 
READING FOR HOURS.
SHE JUST LOVED TO READ.
THAT HAD A GREAT INFLUENCE ON 
ME.
I WENT TO COLLEGE AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE.
THEN I TAUGHT IN HIGH SCHOOLS.
I MEAN, I GOT UP EVERY SINGLE 
DAY SO EXCITED TO GO TEACH.
WHEN I MARRIED JOE, I TOOK OFF 
TIME TO ESTABLISH MYSELF AS THE 
BOYS' MOM.
WE DON'T USE THE TERM 
STEPMOTHER. 
>> BEAU AND HUNT SAID NO, WE 
HAVE A MOM AND A MOMMY.
OUR MOMMY DIED.
THIS IS OUR MOM.
AND THEN ALONG CAME ASHLEY. 
>> OUR FAMILY WAS COMPLETE. 
>> YEP.
>> WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, MOM 
WAS FUN, THE HEAD-BUTTING 
STARTED WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER.
THERE WAS SOME CONFLICTS.
SHE DEALT WITH IT BY TAKING UP 
RUNNING.
♪
>> SHE STARTED TO BASICALLY RUN 
MARATHONS.
>> I NEVER EVER DOUBTED THAT 
ANYTHING SHE SET HER MIND TO SHE
COULD DO.
I GOT TO HAND HER HER DOCTORATE 
DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 
DELAWARE. 
>> THEY WOULD SAY SHE'S NOT YOUR
AVERAGE GRANDMOTHER.
SHE'S THE GRANDMOTHER WHO WAKES 
YOU UP AT 5:00 A.M. ON CHRISTMAS
EVE TO GO SOUL CYCLING.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF STORIES. 
>> YEAH.
SHE'S A PRANKSTER.
SHE'S VERY MISCHIVAS.
SOMETIMES SHE'LL PICK UP A DEAD 
SNAKE AND USE IT TO SCARE 
SOMEONE. 
>> IT'S A CLASSIC JILL.
SHE WASN'T A WASHINGTON PERSON, 
AND I DON'T THINK IMAGINED 
HERSELF BEING A PART OF THAT.
>> WHEN JOE WAS ELECTED TO VICE 
PRESIDENT, I JUST THOUGHT, HEY, 
I GOT TO STEP IT UP HERE BECAUSE
THERE ARE THINGS THAT I REALLY 
CARE ABOUT.
>> HAVING HAD A FATHER IN THE 
MILITARY, HAVING A SON DEPLOYED 
IN IRAQ, I SAW THE NEED TO 
SUPPORT MILITARY FAMILIES.
>> DR. BIDEN COULD DRAW ANYONE 
IN AND THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE 
TALKING TO AN OLD FRIEND. 
>> WHEN SHE WAS SECOND LADY, 
JILL TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD LIKE
TO CONTINUE TEACHING AT 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
AND I SAID THAT'S INSANE, YOU 
CANNOT POSSIBLY DO THAT. 
>> I SAID, I KNOW I CAN DO BOTH 
JOBS.
>> I NEVER SAW HER ON ANY DAY OF
THE WEEK WHERE SHE WASN'T 
CARRYING A HUGE STACK OF PAPERS 
TO GRADE.
>> AS SECOND LADY, SHE WAS 
TEACHING FULL TIME FOR EIGHT 
YEARS, 15 CREDITS A SEMESTER.
>> THESE WERE STUDENTS WHO 
WANTED TO BE IN YOUR CLASSROOM, 
AND I SAW THEIR TENACITY AND 
THEY WERE TAKING CARE OF 
CHILDREN JUST LIKE I HAD DONE.
>> SHE GAVE 100% FROM HER ENERGY
TO THE STUDENTS.
SHE'S A GREAT TEACHER.
>> TEACHING IS NOT WHAT JILL 
DOES, IT'S WHO SHE IS.
JILL JUST SIMPLY CARES.
SHE CARES ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.
>> WHEN BEAU WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 
BRAIN CANCER, NOBODY KNEW WHAT 
WE WERE GOING THROUGH.
THE SECRET SERVICE, YOU KNOW, 
THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO REACT TO
YOUR LIFE OR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THEY WOULD WHISPER I'M PRAYING 
FOR YOU.
>> MOM, IT'S YOUR STRENGTH THAT 
HOLDS THIS FAMILY TOGETHER.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL MAKE US
WHOLE AGAIN.
>> YOU NEVER STOP GRIEVING, 
EVER.
BUT YOU DO HAVE TO FIND PURPOSE.
>> PLEASE WELCOME MY HUSBAND, 
JOE BIDEN. 
>> RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IS 
TOUGH TO NOT BE TOGETHER.
>> YOU COULD BE THE FIRST LADY 
OF THE UNITED STATES. 
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> IF DR. BIDEN IS OUR FIRST 
LADY, THE COUNTRY WILL BE 
GETTING ONE OF THE BEST HUMANS 
THAT WE HAVE.
>> SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH SOME 
REALLY TOUGH THINGS IN HER OWN 
LIFE AND SHE KNOWS HOW HARD IT 
CAN BE.
>> AMERICAN PEOPLE IN THEIR 
HEART KNOW SHE WOULD FIGHTING 
LIKE HELL FOR THEM. 
>> WE ALL NEED COMMUNITY.
WE NEED TO DEPEND ON OTHERS FOR 
OUR STRENGTH.
ALL AMERICAN FAMILIES, WE ALL 
NEED EACH OTHER.
♪ I RUN FOR LIFE ♪
>> AND NOW, PLEASE WELCOME 
DR. JILL BIDEN.
>> I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE 
SOUNDS OF A CLASSROOM, IF QUIET 
THAT SPARKS WITH POSSIBILITY 
JUST BEFORE STUDENTS SHUFFLE IN,
THE MURMUR OF IDEAS BOUNCING 
BACK AND FORTH AS WE EXPLORE THE
WORLD TOGETHER, THE LAUGHTER AND
TINY MOMENTS OF SURPRISE YOU 
FIND IN MATERIALS YOU'VE TAUGHT 
A MILLION TIMES.
WHEN I TAUGHT ENGLISH HERE AT 
BRANDYWINE HIGH SCHOOL, I WOULD 
SPEND MY SUMMER PREPARING FOR 
THE SCHOOL YEAR ABOUT TO START 
FILLED WITH ANTICIPATION.
BUT THIS QUIET IS HEAVY.
YOU CAN HEAR THE ANXIETY THAT 
ECHOS DOWN EMPTY HALLWAYS.
THERE'S NO SCENT OF NEW 
NOTEBOOKS OR FRESHLY WAXED 
FLOORS.
THE ROOMS ARE DARK AS THE BRIGHT
U YOUNG FACES THAT SHOULD FILL 
THEM, ARE NOW CONFINED TO BOXES 
ON A COMPUTER SCREEN.
I HEAR IT FROM SO MANY OF YOU, 
THE FRUSTRATION OF PARENTS 
JUGGLING WORK WHILE THEY SUPPORT
THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING OR 
AFRAID THEIR KIDS MIGHT GET SICK
FROM SCHOOL.
THE CONCERN OF EVERY PERSON 
WORKING WITHOUT ENOUGH 
PROTECTION, THE DESPAIR IN THE 
LINES THAT STRETCH OUT BEFORE 
FOOD BANKS.
AND THE INDESCRIBABLE SORROW 
THAT FOLLOWS EVERY LAST BREATH 
WHEN THE VENTILATORS TURN OFF.
AS A MOTHER AND A GRANDMOTHER, 
AS AN AMERICAN, I AM HEARTBROKEN
BY THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS LOSS, 
BY THE FAILURE TO PROTECT OUR 
COMMUNITIES, BY EVERY PRECIOUS 
AND IRREPLACEABLE LIFE GONE.
LIKE SO MANY OF YOU, I'M LEFT 
ASKING -- HOW DO I KEEP MY 
FAMILY SAFE?
YOU KNOW, MOTHERHOOD CAME TO ME 
IN A WAY I NEVER EXPECTED.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH A MAN AND 
TWO LITTLE BOYS STANDING IN THE 
WRECKAGE OF UNTHINKABLE LOSS.
MOURNING A WIFE AND MOTHER, A 
DAUGHTER, AND SISTER.
I NEVER IMAGINED AT THE AGE OF 
26 I WOULD BE ASKING MYSELF HOW 
DO YOU MAKE A BROKEN FAMILY 
WHOLE?
STILL, JOE ALWAYS TOLD THE BOYS 
MOMMY SENT JILL TO US, AND HOW 
COULD I ARGUE WITH HER?
AND SO WE FIGURED IT OUT 
TOGETHER IN THOSE BIG MOMENTS 
THAT WOULD GO BY TOO FAST, 
THANKSGIVING AND IS STATE 
CHAMPIONSHIPS, BIRTHDAYS AND 
WEDDINGS.
IN THE MUNDANE ONES WE DIDN'T 
KNOW WERE SHAPING OUR LIVES, 
READING STORIES PILED ON THE 
COUCH, ROWDY SUNDAY DIFFERENCES 
AND SILLY ARGUMENTS.
LISTENING TO THE FAINT SOUNDS OF
LAUGHTER THAT WOULD FLOAT 
DOWNSTAIRS AS JOE PUT THE KIDS 
TO BED EVERY NIGHT WHILE I 
STUDIED FOR GRAD SCHOOL OR 
GRADED PAPERS UNDER THE PALE 
YELLOW KITCHEN LAMP, THE DISHES 
WAITING IN THE SINK.
WE FOUND THAT LOVE HOLDS A 
FAMILY TOGETHER.
LOVE MAKES US FLEXIBLE AND 
RESILIENT.
IT ALLOWS US TO BECOME MORE THAN
OURSELVES TOGETHER.
AND THOUGH IT CAN'T PROTECT US 
FROM THE SORROWS OF LIFE, IT 
GIVES US REFUGE, A HOME, HOW DO 
YOU MAKE A BROKEN FAMILY WHOLE?
THE SAME WAY YOU MAKE A NATION 
WHOLE, WITH LOVE AND 
UNDERSTANDING, AND WITH SMALL 
ACTS OF KINDNESS, WITH BRAVERY, 
WITH UNWAVERING FAITH.
YOU SHOW UP FOR EACH OTHER IN 
BIG WAYS AND SMALL ONES AGAIN 
AND AGAIN.
IT'S WHAT SO MANY OF YOU ARE 
DOING RIGHT NOW FOR YOUR LOVED 
ONES, FOR COMPLETE STRANGERS, 
FOR YOUR COMMUNITIES.
THERE ARE THOSE WHO WANT TO TELL
US THAT OUR IS HOPELESSLY 
DIVIDED, THAT OUR DIFFERENCES 
ARE IRRECONCILABLE.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I'VE SEEN 
OVER THESE LAST FEW MONTHS.
WE'RE COMING TOGETHER AND 
HOLDING ONTO EACH OTHER.
WE'RE FINDING MERCY AND GRACE IN
THE MOMENTS WE MIGHT HAVE ONCE 
TAKEN FOR GRANTED.
WE'RE SEEING AT A OUR 
DIFFERENCES ARE PRECIOUS AND OUR
SIMILARITIES INFINITE.
WE HAVE SHOWN THAT THE HEART OF 
THIS NATION STILL BEATS WITH 
KINDNESS AND COURAGE.
THAT'S THE SOUL OF AMERICA JOE 
BIDEN IS FIGHTING FOR NOW.
AFTER OUR SON, BEAU, DIED OF 
CANCER, I WONDER IF I WOULD EVER
SMILE OR FEEL JOY AGAIN.
IT WAS SUMMER, BUT THERE WAS NO 
WARMTH LEFT FOR ME.
FOUR DAYS AFTER BEAU'S FUNERAL, 
I WATCHED JOE SHAVE AND PUT ON 
HIS SUIT.
I SAW HIM STEEL HIMSELF IN THE 
MIRROR, TAKE A BREATH, PUT HIS 
SHOULDERS BACK, AND WALK OUT 
INTO A WORLD EMPTY OF OUR SON.
HE WENT BACK TO WORK.
THAT'S JUST WHO HE IS.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I COULDN'T 
EVEN IMAGINE HOW HE DID IT, HOW 
HE PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE 
OTHER AND KEPT GOING, BUT I'VE 
ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD WHY HE DID IT.
FOR THE DAUGHTER WHO CONVINCES 
HER MOM TO FINALLY GET A BREAST 
CANCER SCREENING AND MISSES WORK
TO DRIVE HER TO THE CLINIC.
FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 
STUDENT WHO HAS FACED 
HOMELESSNESS AND SURVIVED ABUSE 
BUT FINDS THE GRIT TO FINISH HER
DEGREE AND MAKE A GOOD LIFE FOR 
HER KIDS.
FOR THE LITTLE BOY WHOSE MOM IS 
SERVING AS A MARINE IN IRAQ WHO 
PUTS ON A BRAVE FACE IN HIS 
VIDEO CALL AND DOESN'T COMPLAIN 
WHEN THE ONLY THING HE WANTS FOR
HIS BIRTHDAY IS TO BE WITH HER.
FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE, JOE GIVES 
HIS PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER TO AT 
ROPE LINES AND EVENTS, THE ONES 
HE TALKS TO FOR HOURS AFTER 
DINNER, HELPING THEM SMILE 
THROUGH THEIR LOSS, LETTING THEM
KNOW THAT THEY AREN'T ALONE.
HE DOES IT FOR YOU.
JOE'S PURPOSE HAS ALWAYS DRIVEN 
HIM FORWARD.
HIS STRENGTH OF WILL IS 
UNSTOPPABLE, AND HIS FAITH IS 
UNSHAKABLE.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN POLITICIANS 
OR POLITICAL PARTIES OR EVEN IN 
HIMSELF.
IT'S IN THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD.
HIS FAITH IS IN YOU, IN US.
YES, SO MANY CLASSROOMS ARE 
QUIET RIGHT NOW.
THE PLAYGROUNDS ARE STILL.
BUT IF YOU LISTEN CLOSELY, YOU 
CAN HEAR THE SPARKS OF CHANGE IN
THE AIR.
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, EDUCATORS, 
PARENTS, FIRST RESPONDERS, 
AMERICANS OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE 
ARE PUTTING THEIR SHOULDERS 
BACK, FIGHTING FOR EACH OTHER.
WE HAVEN'T GIVEN UP.
WE JUST NEED LEADERSHIP WORTHY 
OF OUR NATION, WORTHY OF YOU, 
HONEST LEADERSHIP TO BRING US 
BACK TOGETHER TO RECOVER FROM 
THIS PANDEMIC AND PREPARE FOR 
WHATEVER ELSE IS NEXT.
LEADERSHIP TO REIMAGINE WHAT OUR
NATION WILL BE.
THAT'S JOE.
HE AND KAMALA WILL WORK AS HARD 
AS YOU DO EVERY DAY TO MAKE THIS
NATION BETTER.
AND IF I HAVE THE HONOR OF 
SERVING AS YOUR FIRST LADY, I 
WILL TOO.
AND WITH JOE AS PRESIDENT, THESE
CLASSROOMS WILL RING OUT WITH 
LAUGHTER AND POSSIBILITY ONCE 
AGAIN.
THE BURDENS WE CARRY ARE HEAVY, 
AND WE NEED SOMEONE WITH STRONG 
SHOULDERS.
I KNOW THAT IF WE ENTRUST THIS 
NATION TO JOE, HE WILL DO FOR 
YOUR FAMILY WHAT HE DID FOR 
OURS, BRING US TOGETHER AND MAKE
US WHOLE, CARRY US FORWARD IN 
OUR TIME OF NEED, KEEP THE 
PROMISE OF AMERICA FOR ALL OF 
US.
>> LOVE YOU.
HOW ARE YOU?
HEY, I'M JILL BIDEN'S HUSBAND.
AS YOU HEARD TONIGHT, YOU CAN 
SEE WHY SHE'S THE LOVE OF MY 
LIFE, THE ROCK OF OUR FAMILY.
SHE NEVER GIVES HERSELF MUCH 
CREDIT, BUT THE TRUTH IS SHE'S 
THE STRONGEST PERSON I KNOW.
SHE'S THE BACKBONE LIKE A 
RAMROD.
SHE LOVES FIERCELY, CARES 
DEEPLY, NOTHING STOPS HER WHEN 
SHE SETS HER MIND TO GETTING 
SOMETHING RIGHT.
AND, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF YOU 
OUT THERE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 
JUST THINK OF YOUR FAVORITE 
EDUCATOR WHO GAVE YOU THE 
CONFIDENCE TO BELIEVE IN 
YOURSELF.
THAT'S THE KIND OF FIRST LADY, 
LADY, LADY, LADY, THIS JILL 
BIDEN WILL BE.
GOD LOVE YOU.
>> SO GO TO JOEBIDEN.COM TO JOIN
OUR CAMPAIGN. 
>> THANK Y'ALL FOR WATCHING.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
THANK YOU.
♪
♪, OOH, CHILD THINGS ARE GOING 
TO GET EASIER ♪
♪ OOH CHILD THINGS WILL GET 
BRIGHTER ♪
♪ SOMEDAY YEAH PUT IT TOGETHER 
AND WE'LL GET IT DONE ♪
♪ SOMEDAY WHEN YOUR HEAD IS MUCH
LIGHTER ♪
♪ SOMEDAY YEAH YOU'LL WALK IN 
THE RAISE OF THE BEAUTIFUL SUN ♪
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A
PART OF THIS NIGHT.
AS DR. BIDEN JUST REMINDED US, 
JOE IS A STEADY AND EXPERIENCED 
LEADER WHO CAN BRING US TOGETHER
AND HELP US HEAL, WHO PUT WHO 
WILL SUPPORT US IN GETTING 
BETTER.
REMEMBER, WE BEND THE ARC OF 
JUSTICE IF WE PARTICIPATE, IF WE
VOTE.
THIS MOMENT ISN'T BEYOND YOU.
IT'S UP TO YOU.
TOMORROW NIGHT WE'LL MEET JOE 
BIDEN'S CHOICE FOR VICE 
PRESIDENT, KAMALA HARRIS, AND 
LEARN ABOUT THEIR VISION FOR OUR
COUNTRY.
WE'LL ALSO HEAR FROM SENATOR 
ELIZABETH WARREN AND PRESIDENT 
BARACK OBAMA.
PLUS, PERFORMANCES FROM BILLY 
EYELASH AND JENNIFER HUDSON.
WITH HIS SONG "NEVER BREAK," 
HERE'S JOHN LEGEND.
♪
♪ OH, YEAH, ♪
♪ WE GOT A GOOD THING BABE ♪
♪ WHENEVER LIFE IS HARD ♪
♪ WE'LL NEVER LOSE OUR WAY 
BECAUSE WE BOTH KNOW WHO WE 
ARE ♪
♪ WHO KNOWS ABOUT TOMORROW ♪
♪ WE DON'T KNOW THE STARS ♪
♪ I JUST KNOW I'LL ALWAYS FOLLOW
THE LIGHT IN YOUR HEART ♪
♪ SO I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT US 
AND I'VE NEVER BEEN ♪
♪ WE KNOW HOW THE STORY ENDS ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER BREAK ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER BREAK ♪
♪ BUILD ON OUR FOUNDATION ♪
♪ STRONG ENOUGH TO STAY ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER BREAK ♪
♪ AS THE WATER RISES ♪
♪ AND THE MOUNTAIN SHAKES ♪
♪ OUR LOVE WILL REMAIN ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER ♪
♪ NO, NO NEVER ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER ♪
♪ NO, NO NEVER ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER ♪
♪ NO, NO NEVER ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER ♪
♪ THE WORLD IS DANGEROUS THROW 
IT ALL AT US ♪
♪ THERE'S NOTHING WE CANNOT 
CHANGE ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER BREAK ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER BREAK ♪
♪ BUILD OUR FOUNDATION STRONG 
ENOUGH TO STAY ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER BREAK ♪
♪ AS THE WATER RISES AND THE 
MOUNTAINS SHAKE ♪
♪ ALL THAT WILL REMAIN ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER NO, NO NEVER ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER NO, NO NEVER ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER NO, NO NEVER ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER NO ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER NO NEVER ♪
♪ WE WILL NEVER ♪
♪
♪
>> TONIGHT IS ALL ABOUT 
LEADERSHIP.
>> WE WILL WORK TO MEET OUR 
EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES BECAUSE
PROGRESS IS MADE BY THE HOPEFUL,
NOT THE CYNICAL.
AND WE WILL DO THAT WORK 
TOGETHER BECAUSE MOVEMENTS ARE 
BUILT BY THE MA "M," NOT THE 
FEW. 
>> JOE BIDEN IS A MAN OF PROVEN 
COURAGE.
HE WILL RESTORE OUR MORAL CAMPOS
BY CONFRONTING OUR CHALLENGES, 
NOT BY HIDING FROM THEM OR 
UNDERMINING OUR ELECTIONS TO 
KEEP HIS JOB. 
>> WE NEED A PRESIDENT WHO 
RESPECTS OUR LAWS AND THE 
PRIVILEGE OF PUBLIC SERVICE, WHO
REFLECTS OUR VALUES AND CARES 
ABOUT OUR PEOPLE. 
>> IN THIS JOB INTERVIEW, THE 
DIFFERENCE IS STARK.
YOU KNOW WHAT DONALD TRUMP WILL 
DO WITH FOUR MORE YEARS, BLAME, 
BULLY, AND BELITTLE.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT JOE BIDEN WILL
DO, BUILD BACK BETTER.
>> JOE UNDERSTANDS OUR VALUES 
DON'T LIMIT OUR POWER, THEY 
MAGNIFY IT.
HE KNOWS YOU CAN'T SPREAD 
DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD IF 
YOU DON'T PRACTICE IT AT HOME. 
>> JOE BIDEN WILL BE A PRESIDENT
WE WILL ALL BE PROUD TO SALUTE. 
>> I KNOW THAT IF WE ENTRUST 
THIS NATION TO JOE, HE WILL DO 
FOR YOUR FAMILY WHAT HE DID FOR 
OURS, BRING US TOGETHER AND MAKE
US WHOLE, CARRY US FORWARD IN 
OUR TIME OF NEED, KEEP THE 
PROMISE OF AMERICA FOR ALL OF 
US.
♪
>> I'M BISHOP OF THE EPISCOPAL 
DIOCESE OF WASHINGTON, D.C., AND
I'M HONORED TO OFFER THE 
BENEDICTION TONIGHT.
HEAR THESE WORDS FROM PASTOR, 
CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, AND PEACE 
ACTIVIST, WILLIAM SLOAN COFFIN.
MAY GOD GIVE YOU THE GRACE NEVER
TO SELL YOURSELF SHORT, GRACE TO
DO SOMETHING BIG FOR SOMETHING 
GOOD, GRACE TO REMEMBER THAT THE
WORLD IS TOO DANGEROUS NOW FOR 
ANYTHING BUT TRUTH, AND TOO 
SMALL FOR ANYTHING BUT LOVE.
AND NOW, MAY THE BLESSING OF 
GOD, THE SOURCE OF ALL GOODNESS,
TRUTH, AND LOVE INSPIRE YOU, 
INSPIRE US ALL TO REALIZE 
DR. KING'S DREAM OF THE BELOVED 
COMMUNITY, CONGRESSMAN LEWIS'S 
DREAM OF A JUST SOCIETY, 
PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S DREAM OF A 
MORE PERFECT UNION IN THIS 
COUNTRY, IN OUR TIME.
AMEN.
>> DELEGATES AND DISTINGUISHED 
GUESTS, HAVING CONCLUDED THIS 
EVENING'S CONVENTION PROGRAM, WE
WILL STAND IN RECESS UNTIL 
TOMORROW EVENING.
[ GAVEL POUNDS ]
♪
