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Joe Biden appealed to 2 different audiences in his acceptance speech – 2 experts discuss which punches landed

  • Written by Todd Shaw, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina
imageBiden accepts the Democratic nomination on Aug. 20, 2020.AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

“Give people light,” Joe Biden said, beginning his acceptance speech at the conclusion of the Democratic Party’s online convention on Aug. 20. Cynthia Young, a professor of African American studies at Penn State University, and political scientist Todd...

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