The 2020 Democratic and Republican National Conventions have now concluded and each party has formally selected its candidate for president of the United States. Former Vice President Joe Biden accepted the Democratic nomination for president on August 20, delivering his acceptance speech from his home state of Delaware. President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination on August 27 in a speech delivered from the White House lawn.
National convention acceptance speeches offer insight into each candidate’s view of the major issues facing Americans. Here are five key issues touched on by both Biden and Trump, along with a look at the most recent data on those topics.