American Presidential polls enter the grand finale stage. Standing strong at 77 years (he will be 78 at the time of taking the oath if he is elected) and echoing an emotional connect with the people to reach out the maximum voters in the time of Covid-19, Joe Biden on Thursday night delivered the speech, perhaps the best political speech of his nearly 50-yearold career. Not leaving a chance to take strong digs at President Donald Trump and his administration for “cloaking America into darkness for long”.
Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s official nomination as the presidential candidate on the last day of the four-day virtual Democratic National Convention, where he could hear a hall cheering as he said that his campaign was “not just about winning votes, but winning ‘the heart, and the soul of America’.”
He was tough in talking against Trump while urging the American voters to unite to overcome a “season of darkness” that President Donald Trump has cloaked the US for “much too long”. His speech took repeated aims at Trump. “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 will be an ally of the light, not the darkness,” said Biden, whose campaign has got a real push and current after he selected Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris for his running mate as the vice-presidential candidate.
The former Vice-President in the Barack Obama administration, Joe Biden chose his words carefully and in the best emotional tone to reach out to immigrants and skilled workers, those currently on the edge due to Trump’s anti-foreigners’ stand on visas and green cards. “I have always believed they can define America in one word: Possibilities. That in America, everyone, and I mean everyone, should be given the opportunity to go as far as their dreams and God-given ability will take them. We can never lose that. In times as challenging as these, I believe there is only one way forward.”
Launching another verbal attack on Trump, Biden said: “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 will be an ally of the light not of the darkness.” He went on, “The job of a President is to represent all Americans and not just the base or the party…This is not a partisan moment.”
He signed off amidst loud cheers when he said, “This must be an American moment. It’s a moment that calls for hope and light and love. Hope for our futures, light to see our way forward, and love for one another.”
Surely Biden is trying to script the history by making this presidential race a “momentous one” as he takes the last shot of his career to interrupt President Trump’s dream second term in the White House. Can he? Trump, who, in his own style, had already rubbished Biden’s “life-time speech”, will be responding soon at his Republican Party Convention starting on Friday. The pro-Biden frenzy is building. If Biden still scores over, that would be historic, surely!