evidence: Biden, who said his decision to run came in the aftermath of the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, instead viewed the race as "a battle for the soul of the nation," as he put it, and tried not to deviate from the singular message that Trump was unfit to lead the country. [...] The 2020 race, much like coronavirus, remained the rare challenge that Trump could not simply negotiate or spin to his will; Biden was the winner — and the next president of the United States. [...] Biden then departed to the safety of his home.