Foreign Policy Whiz KidBiden
...Failed seeker of the Democratic presidential nomination on multiple occasions, vice president under Barack Obama, giving it a last try in his dotage for 2020...told his supporters in Los Angeles Tuesday night.
"The people, they're the reason why I'm running. They’re the reason why I'm a Democrat in the first place."
Biden then made it clear that he's talking about some of the people:
"These are people who build our bridges, repair our roads, keep our water safe, who teach our kids; look, who race into burning buildings to protect other people; who grow our food, build our cars, pick up our garbage, our streets -- veterans, dreamers, single moms.
"And by the way, every Dreamer, have hope, because I’m coming and you're not going anywhere.
"And we're going to provide a pathway, a pathway, for 11 million citizens. If the other guys voted for the-- I won’t get into that, I won't get going," Biden said, apparently losing his train of thought.
"Look, the ironworkers, the steelworkers, the boilermakers, the plumbers the electricians -- these are the people that have been forgotten.
"Folks, that's why we need an economy that rewards work, not just wealth; that reestablishes the middle class and this time brings everybody along -- everybody!"