This August, Joe Biden became the official Democratic presidential candidate, going up against President Trump during, what has quickly become, a watershed moment in American history. Back in his campaign announcement video—back before the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic crisis, or this summer's Black Lives Matter protests—Biden said, "The core values of this nation, our standing in the world, our very democracy, everything that has made America America is at stake."
Before becoming Barack Obama's vice president for two terms, Biden served as a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2008 and previously ran for president in 1988 and 2008. At the end of Obama's presidency, he surprised Biden by awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the nation.
But where exactly does 77-year-old Biden stand politically? Below, ELLE.com breaks down where Biden falls on 10 issues, from healthcare to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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