The Guardian view on the US Democrats: Biden seized his moment | Editorial

This year’s virtual convention gave the party’s presidential nominee an opportunity which he took with skill and stubborn decencyThere have never been two campaign gatherings like this week’s US Democratic convention and next week’s Republican one. Stripped to their essentials by the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 conventions cannot match the energy of normal years. Yet the big speech by the presidential candidate at the convention remains a defining campaign moment, and