Biden's Acceptance Speech

Contributor: Marcia Avner

Seniors, if you didn’t hear Joe Biden’s promise to all of us on Thursday night, I suggest you watch it now. Or you might want to hear it again, if you listened to it at the DNC.

Biden reminded us that “Social Security’s on the ballot. Medicare’s on the ballot. Medicaid is on the ballot. Our futures and the retirement of coming generations is only one of the many things at stake in this most important election." His focus on “drawing on the best of us," on “love, hope, and light,” will inspire you to do all that you can for a Biden-Harris victory on November 3rd. We are hungry for Biden’s vision for all that we hope for and believe in for America and democracy. We know what has been dreadful in the Trump years and what we are against. We need to be spurred by what we long for - strong, intelligent, experienced leadership and a promise to focus on the crises converging in this moment. Biden speaks of the pandemic, the economic disaster, the call for racial justice, and climate change. I would add the fifth crisis: the failed leadership, the menacing trends of the past 3-1/2 years. 

So listen to Joe. He is for and about us. Let yourself be inspired and excited. Get your ballot and become an ambassador for early voting. Reach out using all the networks and contacts that you have… Let’s get this done, as elders who know how much this matters.

*Restoring American Democracy