Tag: Convention
Full Transcript of Tim Walz’s Speech at the Democratic Convention
The Minnesota governor compared the election to a football game, vowing that and he and Vice President Kamala Harris would fight “one yard at a time” [...]
Convention Insider: Lauren Underwood Is Right at Home in Chicago
The congresswoman is in her home city, and has been a selfie magnet for sorority sisters and young Democrats.
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Democrats Use the Convention to Try to Define Trump as a Self-Interested Fraud
Speeches and videos seek to shrink Donald Trump in order to rise above him, as Kamala Harris and her allies work to minimize him and disengage from hi [...]
Convention Insider: Ro Khanna Never Skips Breakfast
The Silicon Valley congressman is spending his time going to 15 state delegation breakfasts and maybe, just maybe, laying groundwork for higher office [...]
Three Delegates, Decades Apart in Age, Converge at the Democratic National Convention
Some participants have been attending for decades, while others will be voting in their first general election this year.
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Here’s What to Expect at the Democratic National Convention on Day 3
All eyes will be on Gov. Tim Walz as he formally accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for vice president on Wednesday night.
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For Tim Walz, the Convention Is Like Marrying Into a Very Large Family
Every Democrat in Chicago wants to meet him, and maybe give him a hug. “I love him,” one delegate said. “He reminds me of Chris Farley — you know, the [...]
The Obamas and Awkward Dating Stories: Takeaways From the Democratic Convention
On Day 2, Barack and Michelle Obama electrified the crowd, while Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, shared stories of their early r [...]
What to Expect at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago
On Day 2, Barack Obama, the nation’s first Black president, is expected to deliver soaring oratory as he implores the United States to elect its first [...]
Harris, Needling Trump, Holds a Rally at His Convention Site
In her latest move that seems meant to get under Donald Trump’s skin, Kamala Harris will hold an event at the same Milwaukee arena where he accepted t [...]
Yusef Salaam, of ‘Central Park 5,’ to Speak at Democratic Convention
Mr. Salaam will be joined onstage in Chicago by three other men he was wrongly convicted with and will speak about the dangers of re-electing Donald T [...]
Here’s the Speaker Lineup for the Opening Night of the Democratic Convention
Monday’s headliners include President Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, along with Hillary Clinton, who was defeated by Donald J. Trump in the 201 [...]
In Nevada, Rosen Skips Convention but Hopes to Benefit From Harris’s Rise
Senator Jacky Rosen led her Republican opponent by double digits in two recent polls, but she is taking nothing for granted in her competitive and cos [...]
Biden Will Pass Torch to Harris in Democratic National Convention Speech
President Biden and his top aides have spent days reworking his original address, which he expected to give as the Democratic nominee, for a new momen [...]
6 Things to Watch For at the Democratic Convention
Vice President Kamala Harris has never commanded a spotlight this big. The party faces potential fractures over the war in Gaza. And Hillary Clinton’s [...]