Joe Biden: “In my over 50 years of elected public life, this is the…”

“Fundamentally, Tony believed Ted believed in the power of our democracy to pull our nation through the worst of moments. And, folks, we can't kid ourselves. We are in one of those moments right now, In my over 50 years of elected public life, this is the worst I've seen it. If Ted were here today, he'd still be fighting like hell, but his optimism would be surely tested. Because, truth be told, our very democracy is at stake, in my view.” (13:44–13:50)

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