Joe Biden did exactly what he needed to do

Joe Biden.
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It was the most important speech of his life, and Joe Biden nailed it.

What America saw and heard at the culmination of the Democratic National Convention was a plainspoken, patriotic man deliver a tribute to the country and the people he loves — and a harsh rebuke to the man who has stirred up the country's darkest demons, which Biden vowed to banish once and for all.

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Damon Linker

Damon Linker is a senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also a former contributing editor at The New Republic and the author of The Theocons and The Religious Test.