Degaldo, right, listens as Biden speaks to the full house
KINGSTON – A rally held Friday in Kingston for congressional candidate
Antonio Delgado brought a number of fellow Democrats urging voters to
participate in the Blue Wave this November. Top on the list of speakers
was former Vice President Joseph Biden.
“We are in a battle for the soul of America,” Biden maintained. He said Delgado is a candidate of character, something America has been seeking this election cycle – which is why Biden came to Kingston to advocate for his candidacy.
“I’m tired of Democrats saying ‘woe is me.’ It’s time to stand up dammit; there is nothing we are not capable, but we have to come together,” Biden said to the cheering supporters.
“This election is about a lot more than politics,” Biden told the large crowd of over 1,000. It was the biggest turnout ever for the Senate House Garage venue in Uptown Kingston. Biden noted there has not been an election like this one since he became a senator in Delaware in 1972.
“This is about the character of the nation; it’s about who we are as a nation. America is an idea. We’re the only nation in the world organized around ideals. Sounds corny; that is something we’ve never given upon.” He defined the country in one word: “Possibilities.”
Biden related his common humble upbringing with Delgado, lower middle class origins. He took the Trump administration to task, on issues such as universal health care, which he said is being decimated for the sake of Republican tax cuts. He also criticized incumbent Congressman John Faso, who Delgado is challenging.
Biden also remarked about the recent mail bombing campaign that made headlines this week, urging both sides of the aisle to tone down their rhetoric and squelch the hatred.
