At 10:30 last night, if you had asked me, I would have settled for barely competent. Instead, Biden’s speech was . . . terrific.
It fit right in with the taped introduction. It didn’t have any pablum or filler. It immediately reassured the reactionary right, albeit in language that could have been a little more explicit. It was delivered clearly and forcefully. It was consistent with the themes that ran throughout the convention. It contained just enough policy to be meaningful. Finally, it made the contrast between the personalities and programs of the two candidates as stark as it could possibly be. I couldn’t possibly want more than that.
Kudos, too, to Julia-Louis Dreyfus, who was perfect. I wish she had been on all four nights.
Next week, Trump will try to make the case that Biden is too old and mentally slow to be our president. Good luck with that.