Israel people Wilmore collect the devil to try to get us elected a cz Thank my sister Valerie and my son are Dr Howard crying here?

And, uh, folks, look, we were planning a big rally in Cleveland night, but the governor of Ohio last presidential campaigns to cancel.

They're indoor public events in Cleveland worth large, large crowds of people.

And that's what we did do the Corona virus.

And he was concerned about that.

And as I said all along that we would follow the guidance of the CDC, state and local officials and public health officials with respect to our campaign events will continue to do that.

This is a matter, this whole Corona viruses as a matter of presidential leadership, and later this week I'll be speaking to you on what I believe the nations should be doing to address this virus.

But tonight I want to speak to you from Philadelphia, where we announced our campaign at the front end.

Well, we did our final announcement.

All those who have been knocked down all those have been counted out left behind this is your campaign.

Just over a week ago, many of the pundits declared that this candidates he was dead.

Now we're very much alive.

Way to go.

It looks like we're gonna have another good night.

Mississippi Desert Michigan.

And, uh, we're waiting to hear from North Dakota, Idaho, in Washington State.

As I said from the beginning, this election is the one that has character on the ballot.

The character, the candidates, the character of the nation is on the ballot.

It's more than a comeback, in my view, our campaign.

It's a comeback for the soul of this nation.

This'll campaign is taking off, and I believe we're going to do well from this point on, Take nothing for granted.

Wanna earn every single vote in every single state?

But if you're willing, if you want to join us, go to joe biden dot com.

Sign up, volunteer.

Contribute if you can.

We need you.

We want you.

There's a place in our campaign for each of you, and I want to thank Bernie Sanders and his supporters for their tireless energy and their passion way share a common goal and together will defeat Donald Trump well defeated together station again were regenerating a Democratic base.

The Democratic Party, the African American community, high school educated folks like the ones I grew up with in Claymont.

Not far from here.

Immoral neighborhood labor, suburban women veterans, firefighters, union members and so many more people of every economic station, the poor who are struggling and they are struggling in this environment.

The middle class worries about whether that they're gonna be able to hang on to stay there, maintain their economic security.

They're the reason Jill and I got involved this in this campaign in the first place.

I know the reason why I became a Democrat so long ago, and I can't tell you I really mean this from bottom my heart.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate the confidence they've shown in me thus far.

And the way they turned out to vote for me.

My first campaign, when I was a kid a long time ago, I had a billboard that said one thing on had a picture, my wife and Children and it said for all our families, that's all it waas for all our families that included democratic families, families of independent voters, Republican families, everyone of every stripe for all our families.

Look, that's where we're able to accomplish in South Carolina.

That's what we did on Super Tuesday, and it appears almost a little premature.

It appears that's were able to do tonight, just past week.

So money.

My incredibly cable competitors have endorsed me, where people digits, Amy Coma, Char Beto, O'Rourke, Mike Bloomberg, Cory Booker and Camel Harris.

Together together, we're bringing this party together.

That's we have to do tonight.

Way are a step closer, restoring decency, dignity and honor to the White House.

That's our ultimate goal.

Think this moment.

There's so much fear in the country.

There's so much fear across the world.

We need American leadership.

We need presidential leadership.

That's honest, trusted, truthful and steady, reassuring leadership.

If I'm given the honor of becoming your president, I promise you I'll strive to give the nation that very leadership.

Every day, every day I have a privileged old office.

That's the reason why I'm running for president.

I believe we're in an incredible moment in American history, a phenomenal opportunity to deliver a bowl progressive vision to the American people, guaranteed every American has healthcare, affordable healthcare.

Total health care not a privilege for the right building on obamacare.

Providing every child access to good indication regardless of their zip code.

To deal with the moral depravity of our Children who have to learn is to go to school.

Little Children to duck and cover zigzag down a hallway because they fear someone with a semiautomatic weapon may be coming in.

We have to stand up to the gun manufacturers and the way we build another class.

You have to rebuild a known person this time.

Bring everybody along, everybody.

My fellow Americans way have once again lead the world.

Donald Trump's America First Policies made America alone, you know, In the fight against climate change, we have to rally the rest of the world to act and act.

Now Rejoined the Paris Climate accord on day one.

Make it clear to our allies that will honor our commitments that R word can be trusted.

Make critter adversaries.

We'll stand fast and restoring world order.

That's American responsibility.

Tonight I'm speaking from the National Constitution Center, not far from where two of the most important documents in all of history written the declaration of independence.

We hold these truths to be self evident.

Those words became the American creed known around the world U S Constitution way.

The people these words literally changed the world.

We've never fully lived up to the promise of either those documents, but we've never, ever before walked away from them.

They're reminder what the stake in this election our very democracy is at stake in this election, they said from the moment I announced not far from here.

But I believe in the battle for the soul of this nation.

With Donald Trump is president.

Our core values are standing in the world, are very democracy.

Everything that has made America America is truly at stake.

I believe this nation can overcome four years of Donald Trump, given eight four more years forever and fundamentally changed the vory character this nation.

We can't let that happen.

But winning means.

But when he means uniting America, not sewing Maur division and anger means having the president not only knows how to fight but knows how to heal means replacing you president who demeans and demonizes people with a president who believes in empathy, compassion, respect for everyone.

It is my hope that the days that division ist will soon be over.

We're a decent, brave, resilient people.

We are better than this moment where it is.

We just we have to do.

We just need We just need to remember who we are.

This is the United States of America.

There's not a single thing we cannot do if we do it together.

Ron posted the eve of ST Patrick's Day.

I'm thought of a quote.

Some of you heard me quote many times.

A fellow that I admire very much passed away.

Not long ago.

Poet named Shame is Heini.

He wrote a poem called The Cure Troy.

Here's what he said.

When one stands, he said, History teaches us not the hope on this side of the grave.

But then, once in a lifetime, that long four title wave of justice rises up and hope in history rhymes.

I truly believe it's in our power for the first time in a long time because of what's happened in the past three years.

The power to make hoping history rhyme.

That's what we're gonna do.

God bless you.

Hi, everyone.

George Stephanopoulos here.

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