The Biden campaign announced last week that virtual watch parties will take place in all 50 states throughout the convention, with elected officials like Pete Buttigieg and celebrities like Alyssa Milano acting as hosts in an effort to engage supporters during a convention devoid of its usual live audience.
The watch parties offer a glimpse into how the campaign is making do with the challenges of hosting a virtual convention -- a fanfare celebration that typically sees tens of thousands of supporters gathering together in person -- almost entirely in the virtual realm due to restrictions imposed by Covid The performances will range from renditions of the national anthem, to American classics, to new songs, according to a news release from the convention.
Additionally, 57 youth choir members representing each of the 57 states and territories will perform the National Anthem Monday evening. The convention will take place from August , after Democrats pushed their convention back by a month because of the coronavirus.
Convention programming will air for two hours each night from 9 p. The convention's list of speakers, which was significantly pared down after it was decided the event could no longer be held in person, include former President Barack Obama, former Gov.
John Kasich, who ran for the Republican nomination for president in , Vermont Sen. Roll call vote in the age of coronavirus. The cast of Democratic officials included men and women of different ethnic backgrounds and highlighted their variety of backgrounds and sexual orientations. Local and state officials such as South Carolina state Sen. Marlon Kimpson, Michigan state Rep. Mari Manoogian and Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, were also part of the montage. The speakers touched on the struggles their communities around the country have faced during the coronavirus pandemic and criticized Trump for letting the virus get out of hand.
They also touched on their own personal stories that inspired them to run for office, ranging from student loans to losing loved ones to gun violence to limited access to health care.
America, we need Joe Biden. The second night of the DNC kicked off with a brief look back at some highlights from previous conventions, including this beloved quote from former Texas Gov. Ann Richards. This is an Ann Richards stan account. DemocraticConvention pic. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sat down with People for their first joint interview as the Democratic ticket, discussing their families and the moments that surrounded her being announced as his pick for vice president.
Their mom is a close friend of mine. Joe and I have a similar feeling that really is how we approach leadership: family in every version that it comes. Harris said the day after Biden chose her as his VP, she and her husband "hung out eating homemade chocolate chip cookies" at the Biden's home in Delaware. Biden then called Harris' stepchildren to welcome them to the ticket.
Harris said that she and Biden have an understanding that she will be the kind of vice president to say no and she will "be the last one in the room — and there to give him honest feedback. The candidates participated in a socially distanced photoshoot with People and a full version of their conversation appears in this week's print edition.
Jesse Rodriguez and Jane C. These losses were enormously public — Biden was sworn into the Senate in in a Delaware hospital at his son's bedside and was serving as vice president when Beau died — and voters have connected deeply with him because of it, often sharing their own losses with him. Behind the scenes of my speech from last night: when a convention is virtual, who needs shoes?
Devoid of facts and it wasn't current. It was all old. Watch more convention videos here. Key speeches from the Democratic National Convention 23 Videos. The DNC keynote address speech: Full video. Klobuchar: Trump will need a change of address card in January. Andrew Cuomo slams Trump's administration's Covid response. Kasich: Joe Biden can bring us together to find a better way.
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