We'll tackle Muir's part first, and right off the bat he asked Biden how it felt to finally be the nominee. Biden mentioned his "overwhelming sense of obligation to get this right" because there's so much at stake. That led to several questions on the COVID-19 pandemic, summarized below. .
- Biden blames Trump for "walking away and not dealing with the solutions" and for not listening to the scientists. Biden will - including shutting down the country again if that's what they recommend.
- Harris said that "communities most in need" should get the vaccine first, when we have one, and they both say we need a plan for getting the vaccine out, and need to be working on that plan now, not later.
- Biden's not concerned about a vaccine being announced before the election; he said, "I would hope that they’d be able to have the vaccine" and while he's been told it's unlikely, "if, God willing, it happened, it’d be wonderful." Picture Trump saying that...
- He said that when we do get a vaccine, we need transparency to that people will know it's scientists driving it, not politics, so that people can trust that it's safe.
- They'll raise taxes on people making over $400K, and on corporations, because it's time they paid their fare share, that it's not about "punishing anybody."
- It is fair to ask a person over 70 if they're fit and ready for the office, he said, and had this message for Trump: "watch me, Mr. president. Watch me."
- Harris was comfortable signing on as VP choice, pointing to a number of policies that are "about translating the pain we collectively should feel as a country" and turning that pain into action on multiple fronts, including the Green New Deal - and that setting goals and timelines would be priorities there, along with a million new jobs.
There was more, but the last question was how Biden would bring people together. In a nutshell? Telling the truth, taking responsibility, and actually inviting the opposition to come and settle problems together.
