Democrats formally nominate Biden as their presidential nominee

Democrats on Tuesday night formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee, getting overwhelming support from party officials and activists from across the country in a roll call vote.

The moment marked a political high point for Biden, who had sought the presidency twice before and is now Democrats’ official pick to defeat President Trump this fall.

The roll call of convention delegates formalized what has been clear for months since Biden took the lead in the primary elections’ chase for the nomination, according to the Associated Press. The formal nomination came on the second night of the four-day, convention, help mostly off site because of the coronavirus.