Road Blog: Joe Biden Day in Pictures

"There is nothing I have done in my political life that has meant more to me, that has been more consequential, and that has engaged my passions as deeply as my leadership with the Violence Against Women Act." - Senator Joe Biden

After the last road update following Joe’s economic roundtable event, Joe’s motorcade traveled down a highway dotted with palm trees headed for a town hall meeting in Sarasota, Florida. According to Sgt. Beasley of the Sarasota Sheriff’s Department, 2000 people filled the seats of the Booker High School gymnasium. An American flag hung to the far right of the stage, suspended above the audience.

Shirley Brown, former Chair of the Women’s Legislative Caucus that passed bills that included domestic violence laws, introduced Joe as a leader in supporting and protecting some of our most precious resources — America’s women, children and families.

In addition to discussing the Obama-Biden plans for bettering the economy, providing access to education for more Americans, and creating a new model for energy, Joe spoke about his grandchildren’s slumber party with the Obama daughters, Sasha and Malia, during the Democratic National Convention. He said that the kind of connection the two families have is the same unity that Barack Obama will foster between people in the United States of America.

Please enjoy photographs of the day and the video of Joe’s slumber party story.

Sharon Barnes
En Route to Virginia Beach, VA