What Went Down On Day Three Of The Democratic Convention

Biden video touted his “moonshot” to fight cancer. No one doubts the value of curing cancer or the sincerity of Biden’s desire to cure the disease that killed his son Beau. But prior big, central pushes to cure cancer — such as President Nixon’s “war” on cancer — haven’t panned out, and critics say the approach doesn’t make much sense for something as complex as cancer for which billions of dollars already are being spent on research.

Lotta “Scranton” signs that have been handed out in the front row sections.

Vice President Joe Biden went through a prolonged period of speculation about whether he would choose to run for president this year, especially after the death of his son Beau from cancer. In October 2015, just days before the deadline to file to run, Biden spoke on the White House lawn, saying: “Unfortunately, I believe we’re out of time, the time necessary to mount a winning campaign for the nomination. But while I will not be a candidate, I will not be silent.” Although his comments, even then, seemed to show conflict about his decision, he has become one of Clinton’s most important campaign surrogates.