Democrat National Convention 2020: Joe Biden formally nominated for president

Democrats have formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee.

Delegates from around the country cast votes remotely to confirm Mr Biden as the nominee on Tuesday.

It comes as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention.

The moment marked a political high point for Mr Biden, who had sought the presidency twice before and is now cemented as the embodiment of Democrats’ goal to defeat Donald Trump this autumn.

The roll call of convention delegates formalised what has been clear for months since Mr Biden took the lead in the primary elections’ chase for the nomination.

Former Democratic presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton endorsed Mr Biden during the second night of the Democratic National Convention which is being held online due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Two former Democratic presidents, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, offered their endorsements of Mr Biden.

Mr Clinton condemned Mr Trump's leadership during the pandemic saying: “Covid hit us much harder than it had to".

In comparison Mr Clinton praised Mr Biden as a "go-to-work president".

“Our party is united in offering you a very different choice: a go-to-work president," he said.

"A down-to-earth, get-the-job-done guy. A man with a mission: to take responsibility, not shift the blame; concentrate, not distract; unite, not divide.”

Tuesday's programme featured17 stars in a video address, including Stacey Abrams, whom Mr Biden once considered for a running mate.

She said: “America faces a triple threat: a public health catastrophe, and economic collapse and a reckoning with racial justice and inequality.

"So our choice is clear: a steady experienced public servant who can lead us out of this crisis just like he’s done before, or a man who only knows how to deny and distract.”

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