Key points
- The dem congress is underway, with no audience due to the coronavirus pandemic;
- Biden's nomination for the White House has received strong support from key political figures in the party;
- According to US political expert, Giampiero Gramaglia, the main issue of the agenda of the convention is the opposition to President Trump.
Joe Biden is officially the Democratic Party nominee for the White House.
The third day of the Democratic Party's virtual convention officially proclaimed Biden as Donald Trump's challenger in the November presidential election.
The first days of the congress saw the big names of the party parading in support of the former vice president: from Bill Clinton, who accused Trump of having brought chaos inside the White House, to Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, who despite his support for Bernie Sanders then tweeted "Cheer for Biden, let's beat Trump and fight together for the future".
US policy expert Giampiero Gramaglia analyzed the main themes of the convention still in progress: "The line that unites the days of the convention is that of opposition to President Trump, and a general mobilization to avoid his re-election".
According to Gramaglia, although Biden is less 'charismatic' than the Hillary Clinton- who challenged Trump to the White House four years ago- he is a much less divisive candidate.
Joe Biden knows "how to heal wounds, unite and lead the country", according to Hillary Clinton, who also added "Go and vote regardless of everything. Vote as if your lives were at stake, because they really are."
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