TAPPER: In our 2020 lead today: The now official Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, is receiving widespread praise for his speech last night from even some members of the conservative media. Of course, the Trump campaign had made what seems a strategic blunder in setting the bar for Mr. Biden quite low. CNN's M.J. Lee looks now at how Biden's speech could change his campaign approach and what it might mean for the president when it's his turn to take the stage next week.</s>JOSEPH BIDEN (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: So, it's with great honor and humility I accept this nomination for president of the United States of America.</s>M.J. LEE, CNN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With these words, Joe Biden kicking off the final 74-day sprint to Election Day, but don't expect campaign rallies anytime soon. A senior campaign aide telling CNN it's unclear whether Biden will campaign in-person this fall because of the pandemic, but saying they have -- quote -- "new confidence" they can reach out to voters differently, including next week, during the Republican Convention.</s>TOM PEREZ, DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: The Republican Convention next week will be marked by chaos, chaos, chaos.</s>LEE: Last night, Biden giving the biggest speech of his political career with a somber warning to the nation about the current occupant of the White House.</s>BIDEN: The current president has cloaked America in darkness for much too long, too much anger, too much fear, too much division.</s>LEE: And promising to guide the nation out of that darkness.</s>BIDEN: I will be an ally of the light, not the darkness. It's time for us, for we, the people, to come together. And make no mistake. United, we can and will overcome this season of darkness in America.</s>LEE: The former vice president making a broad appeal to nontraditional Democratic voters, saying it is time to rise above partisan politics.</s>BIDEN: I will work hard for those who didn't support me.
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