younger. and more and energizing date that's right it's going to be the choice between 77 year old biden and 74 year old trump william let's turn it back to you what voter groups are the most important for a bite into window between now and november 3rd if we look at the 2018 midterm elections the people that gave the democrats the house were not the squad it was not the progressive or the far left side of the democrats it was conservative districts in states that trump won that flipped especially suburban districts suburban districts is have become the fighting ground for both republicans and democrats on top of that as we mentioned black voters are very reliable democratic voters they are often seen as the linchpin the people that will the voters that will get democrats into office and as i mentioned there was a huge drop in voter turnout among black americans in 2016 because people there was

an overall sense not hugely enthusiastic about hillary clinton joe biden is seen by many black americans as an extension of the bruck obama era he was broke obama's vice president many people certainly not all that many black men say if he was good enough for rock obama is good enough for me let's not forget it's black voters in south carolina that really turned things around for biden in the primaries after he had been bashed in iowa and new hampshire which are predominately white states so these are the kinds of groups and then there's all this talk about young people every election we talk about young people young people going to vote they're going to change everything young people traditionally don't vote so as much as all this uproar that they're not getting enough attention from democrats it's not being given enough of the stage at this convention it's a bit of put up or shut up a bit of put your money where your mouth is young people who want to give you more attention you need to prove that you going to come out and vote older people reliably vote $65.00 plus in 201665 older people 70 percent of them voted 18 to 29 year olds millenniums doesn't seem 46 percent so right. there's evidence

that maybe the democrats don't need the young people if they can get older people who are also tend to be more moderate more conservative out to vote for joe biden and it's true that young people have been historically bad at actually turning off on election day they do want to talk more about black women who in many ways do form the backbone of the democratic party and you can see that in some ways reflected perhaps in biden's pick of a vice presidential candidate kamel harris actually had to turn back to you know as now to speak a little bit about that because aside from the historic nature of their campaign and the fact that she will be the 1st black woman on a major presidential taken and also the 1st asian woman why do you think there has been so much focus on her as a candidate when you generally don't see this kind of attention on vice presidential picks. right can you talk joe biden a long time before he announced her name i mean he said very early on that he's going to pick a woman. we didn't know until some days ago so there's

a lot of burden on her shoulders she has just mentioned really to carry the freakin . of the minorities we must not forget the vote of the latino next there are more and more. able to whoa this is a. fast growing group. but. she also has to kind of get the bridge between the conservatives and the moderate. democrats and she also has to reach out to the progressive in the younger voters because i think they do matter william b. have to talk about that a little bit but i mean why does she matter so much because as we talked as we said earlier joe biden is 77 years old he seems to be really more fragile by the day and he already has. kind of in transition. president most won't

run again and we are we can't be sure if he's really if he gets elected if you really able to carry 4 years of this really really demanding job so it might be actually possible comolli. becomes the president of the united states 2 years time or so so there's the logs there's a lot of possibilities. and that's why she got she's getting so much attention and speaking of those progressive voters come on harris was not the primary choice for the more left wing elements of the democratic party is the question really now and actually i will direct you this back to you william is will it biden who many of these people see as an old white man is bringing come a harris on board into his campaign enough to win over that fraction of the party it's a really fine line they're walking because you don't want to appear that this is just a token pick come on harris is the safe pick for democrats and maybe arguably the

only pick in this case because she she's kind of checks all the boxes by then as in is pointed out promised that he would pick a woman it was time to have a person of color on that ticket as you mentioned it was not great optics that in 2020 the democrats that like to bill themselves as the big tent party as the party for people of color as the party for everyone picked an old white man so the optics weren't there but kamel harris is not just a token black woman she also has a long record of solid middle of the road politics to the point that she's actually been criticized by many people on the left for not being progressive enough by not a standing up for social life for civil rights for social injustice for racial equality these sorts of things as attorney general of california when you have the option to investigate wrongdoing or potential wrongdoing she often declined to do that of course her record in the senate has been much more liberal she's been you know charging hard on medicare for all on the green de. on

a lot of issues that progressive democrats are very much in favor of so we're we're really going to say you can only judge a person so much by their by their record by their history you can only hit them so hard for things that decisions that were made 203040 years ago times change people change and there's only so much we can look back and say well this is how they're going to be going forward and again as they say if democrats can convince people in the center. and potentially even some republicans to come out and vote they might not need that further to the left side of their party and they might need that younger aspect as much as they want to say they are as much as you want young people to come out and vote just politically speaking electorally speaking might not be necessary when i want to speak calmly harris is a long standing record but also joe biden with 36 years in the senate and his evolving politics throughout that time those are going to be some of the policies that he's going to have to account for in this election speaking of policies and let's not talk about those of you know as what are the key ideas that we expect to

want to get across tonight when he makes this acceptance speech. well i think as we are here in delaware in his home state i'm sure that will he will play his family background you which we already have seen that during this night you know they put in a lot of hints that he is such a great father that to took care of his 2 sons when his wife got killed in a car accident and his younger daughter he will play his experience and he will present himself as someone who can unite this country as as kind of a peacemaker as someone who is very well known on the political stage and in the different corners i shall say so this is something he will try to deliver and again i'm sure that he will give everything to make him selve illegible for 4

republican voters because they this will be crucial. probably it's not enough if they get the dems to the palace they probably need some former republicans to really win back the white house all right so even as paul in wilmington delaware and william glue craft here with me in the studio with him back to you soon shortly we are hearing now is that biden's children have begun introducing him at the democratic national convention signaling that he will be beginning his acceptance speech shortly to formally accept the democratic nomination to dial against trump in november let's cross over now sat. by my hero joe vice.

our lives have been turned upside down. shattered and shaken. 'd the american story his and moments like this. and he was they are. answering the call. when we came into office in 2009 we were going through what was then the worst financial and economic crisis since the great depression. the economy was averaging hundreds of thousands of jobs a week people were losing their homes to foreclosure. the financial system was a tatters auto sales have dropped near 0 levels the auto companies

face bankruptcy. and many said let them fail. but joe remembers his father. and what it meant to lose it john. the finnegans and biden's were irish catholic. joe was there 1st. and then his sister valerie. from the moment i opened my eyes my big brother was there. the thing that was most important was family and family and family. as the post more blue faded joe's. father struggled to find work in scranton. but 140 miles south there was a job cleaning boilers and moment. there was

a long stairway up to the 2nd floor. dad went up to joey and our bedroom and same jelly roll it out to be a big boy for the 1st time joe saw the heavy burden on a father and it was a lesson he would never forget a job that is a lot more than a paycheck it's about dignity. the country was losing tens of thousands of jobs a day. and they needed 3 votes to pass the economic risky package joe biden was have the task of going to get those 3 republican votes. joe returned to the place where he had been so effective passionate argument sympathetic listening a willingness to break adjustments of accommodations to bring people on board when the law finally passed the president tapped his partner to run the program joe tracked every dollar calling mayors and governors talking about the phone was the

one he gave all of the his cell phone and i watched him bring his heart to that job . it matters that you have in your mind the family that you're trying to reach the neighborhood that you're trying to reach the people whose lives are affected by what you do the skills that had made him so effective had not come easy when he entered school it was a problem. joe had a statter. this morning. in the house that child become an object rich when his teacher mimicked him and joe went home from school his mother drove him back did you say to my stung mr feit monstrous just trying to make or another stood up. starts to traverse talked my son like come back. after trying to stand me joey back to. joe result to overcome mr

summers are hard enough and are used as night cost tens of marathons last practice. she makes me look her in the art look at me. remember joe the smartest boy in that class. nobody's better to you. from having to do was stuttering. it gave me insight into other people's pain other people suffering at night teen joe sought out a summer job that few of his peers considered take a was a live corps along with the black lifeguard. yes more for singing and we became friends because one best things are down pictures he gave me stands believed no one after martin luther king jr was assassinated riots broke out in a tent. and the national guard stand for almost a year. i quit. asked for

a job trying to send us from srinagar. j. caleb dogs was a popular war hero in a solidly republican state and few to joe's campaign seriously in delaware the democratic party was not functional. when it got time to put up a candidate they didn't want to touch it. this young upstart joe biden who had a lot of ideas and no money influence the party said ok well then go ahead. at all i can add to that if you like to get out of you know that. you know we have a coffee in the that we have far more coffers. he was. very articulate on the issues he want people to say not just the lawyer room which you do is you know what can i do to help delaware if they take the low ball you know but the public and

being followed by joseph biden by the democrats who want the 9 years of age. but exhilaration soon turned to tragedy it was clear he decided that i'm not going to be the center of the bores me me too much. house referred to walk away 973. men like ted kennedy and my friends who know that you were home free fritz hollings to no one. and convince me to stay to stay 6 months to over numbers are going to stay 6 months he couldn't allow the suffering to debilitate him this like he couldn't allow this factory to define him that's the backbone there is something bigger than joe suffering in. the senate

turned out to be a wonderful place for him. he had a real gift for bringing people together. the 3 of them had a on that was forged in sorrow and expanded into joy when joe entered they had built this beautiful family this circle of trust and then the next year gift of actually. growing up it was full of adventure laughter. we do everything as a family and we've always done everything as he was always a good loving father i mean there's nothing more important in joe than his children it's hard to explain how ever. present game was their lives you don't have to guess what my dad believes the great benefit of being my father is that he doesn't

have to think for himself it's a difficulty for different hours boa's going to do fine famous i mean he had it all and then that set. the whole world tilted and it felt like it all falling off. once again joe faced the unimaginable. my mother sister and bravery resides. in some. feeling for some. no way he survived losing my mom my sister and then his one brother is understanding that you have to for us. every day you get up i ask myself i hope he's proud of me. because that's the mix needs.

from his time in the senate and in the white house joe always found a way forward forging unlikely friendships and alliances and time after time he made progress possible and ole's holding in his heart the struggles of his faith and everything. always planned to make this country. it's are very rare quality to bring your empathy skill to the process and company. joe biden never forgets that that's the point of moving the wheels of government. it will keep his word elite child it is clear what all the people have to say to have somebody loses its best in us somewhere why joe biden pleasure. our commander. that's the proud person who i want to.

good evening ella baker a giant of the civil rights movement left us with this wisdom give people lead and they will find the way give people life those are words for our time the current president has cloaked american darkness for much too long too much anger too much fear too much division here and now i give you my word if you entrust me with the presidency i will draw on the best of us not the worst i'll be an ally of the light not the darkness it's time for us for we the people to come together and make no mistake united we can and will overcome this season of darkness in america will choose hope over fear facts over fiction

fairness over privilege i'm a proud democrat and i'll be proud to carry the banner of our party into the general election source of the great honor and your military i accept this nomination for president of the united states of america while i'll be a democratic candidate i'll be an american president i'll work hard for those who didn't support me as hard for them as i did for those who did vote for me that's the job of a president to represent all of us not just our base or our party this is not a partisan moment this must be an american moment to moment the calls for hope and light and love hope for our future light to see our way forward and love for one another america's than just a collection of clashing interests of red states or blue states are so much bigger

than they were so much better than that. no nearly a century ago franklin roosevelt pledged a new deal in a time of massive unemployment uncertainty and fear stricken by a disease stricken by a virus f.d.r. insisted that he would recover and prevail and he believed america could as well and he did and we can as well this campaign isn't just about when you votes it's about winning the heart and yes the soul of america winning it for the generous among us not the selfish one unit for workers who keep this country going not just the privileged few at the top 100 for those communities who have known the injustice of a knee on the neck for all the young people have known only america being in rise in equity and shrinking opportunity they deserve the

experience of america's promise they deserve to experience it in full you know no generation ever knows what history will ask of it all we can ever know is where they were ready when that moment arrives and now history has delivered us to one of the most difficult moments america has ever faced for for her story crises all the same time a perfect storm the worst pandemic in over 100 years the worst economic crisis since the great depression the most compelling call for racial justice since the sixty's and the undeniably realities and acts just think celebrating threats of climate change so the question for us is simple we ready i believe we are we must be you know all elections are important we know in our

bones this one is more consequential as many have said america is an inflection point. a time of real peril but also extraordinary possibilities we can choose a path to becoming angrier less hopeful more divided a path of shadow and suspicion or or we can choose a different path and together take this chance to heal to reform to unite a path of hope and why this is a life changing election this will determine what america is going to look like for a long long time characters on the ballot compassion is on the ballot decency science democracy they're all on the ballot who we are as a nation what we stand for most importantly who we want to be that's all on the

ballot and the choice could not be more clear no rhetoric is needed just judge this president on the facts 5000000 americans infected by covert 19 more than 170000 americans have died by far the worst performance of any nation on earth more than 15000000 people have filed for unemployment this year more than 10000000 people are going to lose their health insurance this year nearly one in 6 small businesses have closed this year and this president if he's reelected you know what will happen cases and deaths will remain far too high more mom and pop businesses will close their doors and this time for good working families will struggle to get by and yet the wealthiest one percent will get tens of billions of dollars in new tax breaks and the assault on the affordable care act will continue

until it's destroyed taking mission insurance away from more than $20000000.00 people including more than $15000000.00 people on medicaid. getting rid of the protections that president obama works so hard to get passed for people who have 100000000 more people who have preexisting conditions and speaking of president obama a man i was honored to serve alongside for 8 years as vice president let me take this moment to say something we don't say nearly enough thank you mr president you are a great president a president our children could and did look up to no one's going to say that about the current occupant of the white house or you know about this president is that he's given 4 more years he'll be what he's been for the last 4 years the president takes no responsibility refuses to lead blames others cozies up to dictators and

fans the flames of hate and division he'll wake up every day believing the job is all about him never about you is that the american you want for you your family your children i see a different america when this generous and strong selfless and humble it's an america we can rebuild together as president the 1st step i will take we did get control of the virus that has ruined so many lives because i understand something this president has done from the beginning we will never get our economy back on track we will never get our kids safely back in schools we'll never have our lives back until we deal with this virus the tragedy of where we are today is it didn't have to be this bad just look around it's not this bad in canada

or europe or japan or almost anywhere else in the world and the president keeps telling us the virus is going to disappear he keeps waiting for america oh i have news for him no america is coming. we lead the world and confirmed cases lead the world to deaths our condom is in tatters will block latino asian american native american communities bearing the brunt of it and after all this time the president still does not have a plan while i do if i'm your president on day one will implement the national strategy i've been laying out since march will develop and deploy rapid test results available immediately or make the medical supplies and protective equipment that our country needs will make them here in america so

we will never again be at the mercy of china or other foreign countries in order to protect our own people will make sure our schools have the resources they need to be open safe and effective we'll put politics aside we'll take the muzzle off our experts so the public gets the information they need and deserve honest on varney's truth they can handle it have a national mandate to wear masks not as a burden but as a patriotic duty to protect one another in short will do what we should have done from the very beginning our current president's failed in his most basic duty to the nation he's failed to protect us he's failed to protect america and my fellow americans that is unforgivable as president i'll make you

a promise i'll protect america i would defend us from every attack scene and scene always without exception every time i look i understand i understand how hard it is to have any hope right now and this summer night let me take a moment to speak to those of you who have lost the most. i have some idea how it feels to lose someone you love i know that deep black hole that opens up in a 1000000 a chest and you feel like you're being sucked into it i now mean cruel and unfair life can be sometimes but i've learned 2 things 1st your loved 1 may have left this earth but the never leave your heart so always be with you you always hear them and 2nd i found the best

way through pain and loss and grief is to find purpose as god's children each of us have a purpose of our in our lives we have a great purpose as a nation to open the doors of opportunity to all americans to save our democracy to be a light to the world once again and finally to live up to and make real the words written in the sacred document that founded this nation that all men and women are created equal and daoud by their creator with certain unalienable rights among them life liberty and the pursuit of happiness you know my dad was an animal decent man he got knocked down a few times pretty hard but he always got back up he worked hard and you build a great middle class life for our family used to say joey i don't expect the government to solve my.