WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden, a politician born during World War II whose life was twice rocked by tragedy, accepted the Democratic nomination for president Thursday night with a speech that framed the upcoming election as a stark choice between “light” and “darkness” and vowed to unite the country if elected.
From inside a nearly empty convention center room in his home state of Delaware, Biden vowed to lead Americans out of a “season of darkness in America” that’s been generated by the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic fallout.
“May history be able to say that the end of this chapter of American darkness began here, tonight, as love and hope and light join in the battle for the soul of the nation,” Biden said.
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