Joe Biden accepted his party’s nomination as he addressed the Democratic National Convention on its final night. Watch the video and read through our live chat.
Joe Biden accepted his party’s nomination as he addressed the Democratic National Convention on its final night. Watch the video and read through our live chat.
Full Analysis of Biden’s D.N.C. Night
Aug 20, 2020
Full Analysis of Biden’s D.N.C. Night
Joe Biden accepted his party’s nomination as he addressed the Democratic National Convention on its final night. Watch the video and read through our live chat here, orcatch up on all the news from Night 4.
Maggie Haberman
White House Correspondent
Biden’s speech talked about inequality and anger among younger voters. But he was mostly trying to provide a space where Republicans/independents/suburban voters can feel comfortable voting for him.
Astead Herndon
National Politics Reporter
Biden should give an in-kind donation to Trump: The president and his allies make Biden out daily to be such a loser that he easily seemed above that tonight.
Alan Rappeport
Economic Policy Reporter
Notable that Trump did not call Biden “Sleepy” or “Slow” in his tweet heckling him during the speech. He merely said that Biden is all talk.

Sydney Ember
National Politics Reporter
This is an extraordinary scene in Delaware right now, with fireworks and flashing car lights.
Michael Grynbaum
Media Correspondent
Over on Fox News, Chris Wallace called Biden’s address “an enormously effective speech” that “blew a hole” in Trump’s attempts to depict him as feeble.
Michael Grynbaum
Media Correspondent
Chris Wallace added: “Donald Trump is going to have to run against a candidate, not a caricature.”
Trip Gabriel
National Correspondent, Politics
To quote an earlier presidential candidate who exceeded expectations, they misunderestimated him.
Michael Grynbaum
Media Correspondent
Andrea Mitchell, on NBC News, offered praise, too: “Having watched him since the ’70s, I’ve never seen him deliver a better speech.”
Maggie Haberman
White House Correspondent
We should note that Trump is planning for a fireworks display in Washington next week, as he gives his address on Thursday night on the South Lawn of the White House.
Sydney Ember
National Politics Reporter
The next big moment for Biden will be the first debate against Trump.
Maggie Haberman
White House Correspondent
The debates are going to be important, to state the obvious. And it’s part of why the quadrennial negotiations over moderators has extra significance this year.
Maggie Haberman
White House Correspondent
Astead/Syd/Lisa, you’ll know this better than I do, but does Biden usually lay out the link between the coronavirus and the economy as clearly as he did tonight?
Sydney Ember
National Politics Reporter
Yes, Maggie, since the beginning, he’s linked the coronavirus and the recovery from the pandemic with the economy.
Astead Herndon
National Politics Reporter
He’s done that more! Early in the pandemic he’d say this has exposed inequities and reasons to make big change.
Sydney Ember
National Politics Reporter
But it’s also worth noting that this is the best he’s strung it together, by the nature of the speech and the moment, than he has before.
Sydney Ember
National Politics Reporter
So! What are everyone’s final thoughts? Ready for the Republican National Convention?
Michael Grynbaum
Media Correspondent
Now it’s up to the Republicans to mount a virtual convention that will stand up to the fairly smooth TV production put on by the Dems. Trump says he wants more live events, in contrast to the many pre-taped segments we saw this week. The president will be closely tracking the Nielsen numbers, too.
Astead Herndon
National Politics Reporter
I think the Democrats actually pulled this off for the most part, and have set a bar for the Republicans in terms of production, not just content. I don’t think anything was shocking this week, but that’s largely positive for Biden. The guiding philosophy remains “do no harm.”
Sydney Ember
National Politics Reporter
And that’s all, folks. We’ll be back for the R.N.C. next week. Until then, catch up on everything that happened tonight with our briefing.2020 D.N.C. Live Updates: Joe Biden Pledges to ‘Overcome This Season of Darkness’8:01 AM
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Sydney Ember
National Politics Reporter
Good night!