Mark Gongloff, Columnist

Joe Biden Reminded Us Why He’s in the Lead

He did more than clear a low bar; he made a strong case against Trump.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, speaks during the Democratic National Convention.

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It would have been pretty hard for Joe Biden to truly flub his big convention speech last night. President Donald Trump had helpfully buried the bar Biden needed to clear deep underground, by portraying the former vice president as incapable of coherent speech.