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Kamala Harris will finally accept the Democratic Party’s nomination to be its 2024 presidential candidate on Thursday as the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago reaches its climax.
Her running mate Tim Walz formally accepted his nomination on Wednesday, delivering a moving speech that brought his family to tears as he told them: “Hope, Gus and Gwen – you are my entire world and I love you.”
Walz was met with cheers and chants of “Coach! Coach! Coach!” as he took to the stage and declared: “Never underestimate a public school teacher.”
“It’s the fourth quarter, we’re down a field goal, but we’re on offense and we have the ball, we’re driving down the field and boy do we have the right team,” the former football coach concluded.
“Kamala Harris is ready! Our job for everyone watching is to get in the trenches and do the blocking and the tackling.”
Former president Bill Clinton, talk show host Oprah Winfrey, Nancy Pelosi and Democratic rising stars Pete Buttigieg, Wes Moore, Hakeem Jeffries and Josh Shapiro all spoke at the United Center on Wednesday, with musical performances by Stevie Wonder and John Legend.
Watch: The Swiftie taking the DNC by storm
Meet the Swiftie taking the DNC by storm
Meet the Taylor Swift fan taking the Democratic National Committee by storm. Kelly Jacobs, a delegate from Mississippi, explained that she is a “political fashionista” as she showed off her impressive outfit – featuring images of Swift and Kamala Harris – to The Independent. She has also been passing out “Swiftie voter bracelets” at the convention in Chicago. “Young women need to show up to vote, they will help us win the election,” Ms Jacobs said, adding that she would like to see Taylor endorse Vice President Harris ahead of the November election.
Joe Sommerlad22 August 2024 14:25
SNL’s Kenan Thompson slams Republicans over Project 2025
Myriam Page has more on the Heritgage Foundation proposals Trump is trying to distance himself from and which Democrats continue to have a lot of fun with in Chicago.
Joe Sommerlad22 August 2024 14:05
Uncommitted activists stage sit-in at DNC
After a request to give a Palestinian speaker a slot at the Democratic National Convention was denied yesterday, activists from the Uncommitted movement staged a sit-in protest to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Here’s Rhian Lubin’s report on the disbanding of the Muslim Women for Harris-Walz group for the same reason.
Joe Sommerlad22 August 2024 13:45
Watch: Former students share their favorite memories of Tim Walz
Joe Sommerlad22 August 2024 13:25
Clinton hits Trump on ‘endless tributes’ to Hannibal Lecter
The 42nd president asked an important question yesterday when he wondered aloud what the rest of the world “is supposed to make of these endless tributes to the ‘late, great Hannibal Lecter’?”
Here’s more from Harry Fletcher.
Bill Clinton roasts Trump for his ‘endless tributes’ to Hannibal Lecter
Bill Clinton summed up how many of us were feeling when he made a joke about Donald Trump’s bizarre obsession with Hannibal Lecter at the Democratic National Convention.The former president was making a speech on Wednesday night (August 21) when he discussed Trump’s recent habit of discussing “the l…
Joe Sommerlad22 August 2024 13:05
Democratic convention night two ratings far surpass Trump’s RNC
Viewership of the Democratic National Convention spiked on its second night and peaked at an average of 20.6 million viewers, up from 20m on Monday, according to Nielsen.
As with Monday, the measurements were taken from 12 TV networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, Scripps News, CNN, CNNe, FOX Business, FOX News Channel, MSNBC, Newsmax, NewsNation and PBS.
Tuesday’s convention featured speeches from Barack and Michelle Obama.
During the former president’s address, according to Nielsen, viewership jumped above the night’s average, to reach 21.6m.
Joe Sommerlad22 August 2024 12:45
Walz and Doug Emhoff relishing campaign bromance
Harris’s running mate appears to have become fast friends with the Second Gentleman over the last 16 days.
Joe Sommerlad22 August 2024 12:25
Feds investigating whether women slipped maggots into delegates’ food
The FBI and Chicago Police are probing allegations that protesters put maggots and crickets in a breakfast buffet for delegates at the Democratic National Convention.
The bugs were reportedly put in the food at the Fairmont Hotel, where delegates from Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri and South Dakota are staying during the DNC.
The convention’s information center said in a statement that several “unknown” women allegedly went into a building and “began placing unknown objects onto tables containing food.”
Here’s Gustaf Kilander’s report.
Joe Sommerlad22 August 2024 12:05
In pictures: Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin address DNC
This was another very moving moment from yesterday’s proceedings as the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of Hamas’s hostages, appeared to appeal for their son’s release from captivity after being held in Gaza since October 7 last year.
Joe Sommerlad22 August 2024 11:45
Analysis: Walz proves he’s a Midwest ‘man’s man’ – and the antidote to toxic MAGA masculinity
Here are Andrew Feinberg’s reflections on the Minnesota Governor’s speech and the Everyman appeal he brings to Harris’s ticket.
Joe Sommerlad22 August 2024 11:25
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