That sound that you hear all across the country is the sound of Democrats exhaling. That’s what that is. People would have accepted anything. We just wanted Joe to get out there. So, you know, sometimes when he gets up there you’re afraid he’s going to make a mistake, he’s going to have a gaffe, the expectation is just so low.

we were prepared for it to be a terrible speech. As long as he didn’t embarrass himself, we were going to come out here and praise him.