Don't forget to mute. [243], There were some demonstrations and protests held outside of the convention venue in Milwaukee. Be a part of it. [55], The official theme of the convention will be "Uniting America". [212] She praised Biden's "thoughtfulness and empathy". [238] Whitmer then transitioned into discussing both the Michigan and national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Per some calculations, convention bounces had averaged just 2 points since 2004, compared to just under 7 points between 1968 and 2000. We're counting on you to elect Joe Biden. [216] Harris provided an autobiographical summary of her life and career. [49] In late February, new leadership team was announced with Raquel Filmanowicz serving as CEO and Paula Penebaker serving as COO, with both taking these positions formally on March 2, 2020. [citation needed], Night two of the Democratic convention had 19.2 million viewers across all television networks tracked by Nielsen. [283] Another factor cited for why it was seen as unlikely for either party to generate a significant convention bounce in 2020 was that polls in the 2020 race had, in the months prior to the convention, shown a remarkably steady race, with Biden consistently holding an approximately 6-point er exceeding an average lead of 10 points and never slipping below a lead of 4 points. [182], Clinton praised Biden and Harris as, "leaders equal to this moment". [187], During his speech, Obama broke with the customary practice of not criticizing his presidential successor by name. [54], On June 24, 2020, it was announced that the convention was to be downsized. [228], — Chuck Schumer at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[230], United States Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer delivered his speech on the second night of the convention from the New York City, New York, borough of Brooklyn, with the Statue of Liberty in the background. It was done remotely from each of the 57 delegations, including all 50 states and seven additional territories/jurisdictions (the District of Columbia, the five inhabited U.S. territories, and Democrats Abroad). At the convention, delegates of the United States Democratic Party formally chose former vice president Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris of California as the party's nominees for president and vice president, respectively, in the 2020 United States presidential election. [96] First appearing at the 1932 Republican National Convention, a balloon drop would later reappear at the 1956 Republican National Convention, and would become a staple of most major party conventions held since. A common motif emphasized throughout was the conflict between light, referring to himself, and darkness, referring to Donald Trump. [79] Originally, the United States Department of Justice was to provide $50 million in security, but this was decreased to $40 million. The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday, August 17, and will feature four nights of speakers who will address supporters remotely … Join your fellow Americans in committing to watch the 2020 Democratic National Convention from August 17-20, and we’ll make sure you get the latest on how to watch, get involved, and add your voice to this historic occasion. [231][232], Urquiza also said that one of the last things her father, who she said voted for Trump in 2016, had told her before dying was that he "felt betrayed by the likes of Donald Trump", and that she therefore planned to cast her 2020 vote for Joe Biden in honor of her father. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a number of protocols have been put in place. It was streamed exclusively on Twitch. [212], — Andrew Cuomo at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[213], Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo delivered his speech on the opening night of the convention from Albany, New York. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the format was substantially different from previous conventions, with the duration of each day of the convention being significantly shorter than in past conventions, and with most of the convention being held remotely from many venues across the country. [223] She also criticized what she regarded to be Trump's emboldening of "torch-bearing white supremacists" seen at the Unite the Right rally. [69] The convention's parliamentarians were House majority leader Steny Hoyer, Helen McFadden, Sarah E. Merkle, and state senator Yvanna Cancela of Nevada.[69]. [218], Kasich began his speech by declaring that, "America is at a crossroads. [119], On July 30, 2020, the officers of the convention were designated. The DNC had plans to certify each delegate. [154] It was to be streamed exclusively on Twitch. The second night of the convention included official business, such as the nominating roll call for president. [287] Strong partisanship among the electorate was another cited factor. [84][85][86], Fencing was erected surrounding the Wisconsin Center. [99], There were key satellite locations located at studios in Los Angeles, New York City, and at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware. [53][65][66] There were be no delegates in the Wisconsin Center. Includes all delegates not voting, whether announced as abstentions or not. [255][256] In contrast, for past conventions, domestic 24-hour cable news channels broadcast wall-to-wall coverage of day-long proceedings. "Bring our forever wars to a responsible end" but maintain a small U.S. military presence in Iraq to "ensure the lasting defeat of, End the "race to war with Iran" and seek restoration of the, "We the People Helping Each Other Through COVID-19", "We the People Putting Country Over Party", Performance of the United States national anthem (", Nightly close of order by convention chair Bennie Thompson. Delegates vote remotely using a system the planning committee crafted that allows them to cast their ballots via email, with unique identifiers for security. [84][91], Temporary flight restrictions were to be in place each night from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. [111][114][115][112] Although the platform was adopted, a final vote count was not released. "[208], Bloomberg likened the prospect reelecting Trump to rehiring or working for, "someone who ran your business into the ground, and who always does what's best for him or her, even when it hurts the company, and whose reckless decisions put you in danger". One was the fact that the Republicans would hold their convention immediately following them. [citation needed], Night three of the Democratic convention had 22.8 million viewers across all television networks tracked by Nielsen. [73][74] The stage at the Wisconsin Center saw limited use, with a number participants from Wisconsin using it as the venue for their participation in the convention. [154] The second program, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT, was be the live special Behind The Rhyme presents Your Voice Your Vote. [60][72] The control room was located in the exhibit hall on the third floor of the Wisconsin Center. [64] Most broadcasters had their correspondents provide coverage from network studios in New York City and Washington, D.C.[254][256][258] In addition to filming their correspondents off-site, most broadcasters also used their primary control rooms in their headquarter cities, as opposed to the practice of establishing temporary control rooms in the convention city as many had for past conventions. The trucks were paid for Turning Point Action. [154], The first night featured a single pre-show program, the live special Behind The Rhyme presents Your Voice Your Vote. [209][210] He also mentioned how, earlier in his life, when he served in the military, the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy (since repealed in 2011 under the Obama administration) had barred him from being open about his sexuality while in service. [259] Before the announcement that speakers would no longer be traveling to Milwaukee, convention organizers had been setting up some form of indoor and outdoor news media spaces at the Milwaukee convention hub. [259] CNN also, as of early August, still planned to send reporters to Milwaukee. Former Vice President Joe Biden accepts the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination during a speech delivered for the largely virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention from the … [13] Milwaukee is among the smallest metropolitan areas to have hosted a major party convention. [64][259] As with past conventions, the convention organizers made a feed of convention proceedings available for free to media organizations. The convention's program was downsized from one that was originally expected to total 24 hours over the four days, to one that would total only eight hours. Some of the speeches at this convention were pre-recorded. [80] This was decreased to approximately 2,000. [205], While drawing a contrast between himself and Trump, Biden's speech did not include any utterances of his main opponent's name. [154], — Jill Biden at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[203]. They would then formally withdraw when it was too late to reallocate the delegations. [67], While speakers were not traveling to Milwaukee, it was still planned for Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Tom Perez and Secretary of the Democratic National Committee Jason Rae (also secretary of the convention) to be in Milwaukee. [73][74], A stage had been set up in a conference room on the second floor of the Wisconsin Center. [13][16][17] The swing states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin had been the states which the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence had won by the narrowest margins in the preceding 2016 election,[18] and had these states been instead won by the 2016 Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, they would have delivered the Democratic ticket an electoral college victory in 2016. One was that it had been observed that convention bounces had been more minuscule in recent elections. [216], — John Kasich at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[217], Republican former governor of Ohio and 2000 and 2016 Republican presidential candidate John Kasich delivered remarks on the opening night of the convention in a pre-recorded video filmed at a road junction near his personal residence in Westerville, Ohio. 2020 Democratic National Convention Live Updates And Analysis. [154] Two official pre-show events were to be hosted beginning at 8 p.m. EDT. She characterized the United States under Trump's leadership as, "underperforming not simply on matters of policy, but on matters of character. The streets marking the boundary of the announced footprint were to be Cherry Street on the north, 10th Street on the west, Clybourn Street, and Water Street on the east. Check out all the different ways to watch the convention, from YouTube to Apple TV to Amazon Prime to Twitch — ensuring that no matter where you are or what device you use, you can tune in to the 2020 #DemConvention. [47] Additionally, the Host Committee's honorary finance chair was Alex Lasry, the senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks. "[221], — Michelle Obama at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[223], Former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama delivered her speech on the opening night of the convention from her personal residence in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. [211], Clinton praised Biden's work in the Obama administration on repairing the United States economy from the Great Recession. "[212], Clinton, herself a former First Lady of the United States, expressed joy towards Jill Biden's intentions to continue her work as an educator if she becomes First Lady. [257][256], PBS aired three hours of nightly coverage, including commentary. Press Releases, Please enable javascript to natively view this media. [3] Las Vegas withdrew and decided to focus on the 2020 Republican National Convention, for which its bid was subsequently defeated by Charlotte. [253], The convention was slimmed down from previous iterations in terms of the length of television programming it provided, with only two hours of televised events taking place on each night of the convention. [196], The convention included performances by Leon Bridges, the Chicks, Common, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Billy Porter, Maggie Rogers, Prince Royce, Stephen Stills, and others. [154], The fourth night was to feature three pre-show programs. Night one of the Democratic convention had 19.7 million viewers across all cable and television networks tracked by Nielsen. [7], Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Tom Perez announced on March 11, 2019, that Milwaukee would host the convention. [276], Night two of the Democratic convention had 18.5 million viewers across six major, traditional television and cable networks tracked by Nielsen. Originally scheduled to be held July 13–16, 2020, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, the convention was postponed to August 17–20, 2020, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the United States. [62] This was the first time that a major party presidential candidate has accepted their nomination remotely since Franklin D. Roosevelt did so in 1944. [154], The third-night featured two pre-show programs. Biden's speech was focused on both family and education. The 2020 Democratic National Convention details have been released. [287] Races where voters hold strong opinions on the candidates tend to see smaller convention bounces. 2020 Democratic National Convention. You must do something. "The Path Forward": A Conversation with Vice President Biden on Racial Justice (featuring Joe Biden, A Conversation with Healthcare Workers on the Front Lines (moderated by, "United We Stand" (featuring Kamala Harris and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. Democrats across the country are coming together August 17-20 to unite the country around our shared values and launch Joe Biden to victory this fall. [52], As early as April 2020, the Democratic Party had been bracing for the possibility of a virtual convention. [citation needed], Superdelegates are delegates to the convention who are automatically chosen by the party, rather than by the results of primaries and caucuses. ", Wednesday, July 1 from 5-8 p.m. These platforms are the convention's website, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, Amazon Prime Video, Microsoft Bing, Apple TV, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, AT&T U-verse, DirectTV, Comcast Xfinity X1, Comcast Xfinity Flex, and Amazon Alexa. 170,000 Americans dead. [154], The second night featured a single pre-show program, the live special Behind The Rhyme presents Your Voice Your Vote. [223], Obama warned of potential voter suppression in the 2020 election, and urged citizens to collectively cast their votes for Biden, "in numbers that cannot be ignored". [274], Compared to 2016, the only network that saw a rise in viewership for Night 1 was MSNBC. [96] Few national broadcasters sent crews to Milwaukee. [238] She argued that Biden and Harris would provide the leadership needed to address the pandemic.[238]. San Francisco had previously hosted both the 1920 and 1984 Democratic conventions (and bordering Daly City had also hosted the 1956 and 1964 Republican conventions). [67], The Trump campaign held counter-events in Wisconsin during the convention. [81][82] On July 24, 2020, the Milwaukee Common Council passed an ordinance that would ban a long list of items from the security footprint, including air rifles, nunchucks, drones, containers of bodily fluids, glass bottles, and coolers. Decriminalizing the use of marijuana and allowing states to fully legalize marijuana. John Kasich. [135][215] Harrington, a 13-year-old boy who stutters, spoke about how, on the campaign trail during the primaries, Joe Biden had related to him about his struggles overcoming a stutter of his own, and had shared advice for how to persevere through such an impediment. ET: "Restoring the Soul of America". [220], — Barack Obama at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[221], Former United States president Barack Obama delivered his speech on the third night of the convention from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "[223], Obama touted what she felt were some the successes of her husband's presidency and Joe Biden's vice presidency, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, respect for the United States from the international community, and steps made internationally to address climate change. [128] Organizers planned for it to last approximately 30 minutes. [123][124], In an email, DNC secretary Jason Rae wrote to delegates outlining the process for that year's convention, noting that the planning committee "concluded that state delegations should not plan to travel to Milwaukee and official convention business will be conducted remotely.". 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