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Delegates are gathering in Chicago for the start of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), which will see Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz formally nominated to be the party’s candidates in the 2024 presidential race to take on Donald Trump and JD Vance.
Harris has enjoyed an astonising boom in popularity since Joe Biden made his historic decision not to pursue another term in the White House a month ago, standing aside and endorsing his deputy as his successor in the wake of his disastrous debate performance against Trump in Atlanta on June 27.
With the party rallying around Harris, she has surged in the polls and cemented her appeal by adding Walz to the ticket, a sequence of events that has left Trump and Vance reeling, with seemingly little idea how best to respond to the new challenge they face.
This week’s four-day convention will build towards Harris’s speech on Thursday evening, with Biden, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Adam Kinzinger all due to address the event before then.
Security has meanwhile been ramped up as activists arrive to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
DNC 2024: Rehearsals underway
Doug Emhoff is clearly ready for his moment under the spotlights…
Oliver O’Connell19 August 2024 17:33
Ashley Biden to introduce father ahead of remarks tonight
Oliver O’Connell19 August 2024 19:10
Biden departs for 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago
Oliver O’Connell19 August 2024 19:02
Tim Walz gave queer high schoolers a refuge. Those students are now campaigning for his White House bid
Alex Woodward talked to former students of Governor Tim Walz about why they are now campaigning for him.
Oliver O’Connell19 August 2024 19:00
DNC 2024: Bernie Sanders to speak on Tuesday evening
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will deliver a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday at 8.30pm CT ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ formal nomination by the party.
Sanders will speak to the popularity of a progressive economic agenda that delivers for the working class of America, his office said in a statement. The address will also highlight the critical importance of getting big money out of the political process and ending the greed of the billionaire class.
Oliver O’Connell19 August 2024 18:50
Newsom to deliver California delegates to put Harris over the top for party nomination
California Governor Gavin Newsom will speak from the convention floor on Tuesday and deliver the delegates to ceremonially put Vice President Kamala Harris over the top for the Democratic nomination.
Oliver O’Connell19 August 2024 18:40
Harris is struggling to win over Latino men. Can these Arizona lawmakers fire them up?
Eric Garcia reports how Latino men have been moving to the right since Trump’s rise, but Latino elected officials might help Kamala Harris in Arizona.
Oliver O’Connell19 August 2024 18:30
Speakers to share personal stories about reproductive health
Oliver O’Connell19 August 2024 18:15
Who is speaking tonight at the DNC?
The following are scheduled to speak on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago:
- UAW President Sean Fain
- Rep Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
- Hillary Clinton
- Rep Jamie Raskin
- Rep Jasmine Crockett
- Rep Grace Meng
- Governor Andy Beshear
- Senator Dick Durbin
- Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock
- Senator Chris Coons
- First Lady Jill Biden
- President Joe Biden
Oliver O’Connell19 August 2024 18:00
It’s AOC at the DNC
We’ll be covering it all live…
Oliver O’Connell19 August 2024 17:46
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