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Democratic National Convention keynote address, 2020
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) held its presidential nominating convention the week of August 17, 2020, across four stages in New York City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Wilmington.[1][2]
The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020, in Milwaukee.[3] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Most of the convention's events took place remotely. The DNC announced in June 2020 that delegates should not plan to travel to Milwaukee to attend the convention.[4] Instead, votes on reports from the Rules, Platform, and Credentials committees took place remotely from August 3-15, 2020.[5]
The Democratic National Convention Committee announced on August 5, 2020, that former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and other speakers would not travel to Milwaukee.[6] Biden was formally nominated at the convention on August 18, 2020.[7]
Biden announced U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate on August 11, 2020.[8] Harris was the first Black woman to appear on a major party's ticket in the United States.[9]
2020 Democratic National Convention keynote address
This section provides information about and video of the 2020 Democratic National Convention keynote address on August 18, 2020. The address featured 17 speakers. The party said in a press release:
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Reimagined for a convention that will look and feel different than anything ever before, this year’s Keynote Address at the Democratic National Convention will weave together powerful and diverse voices from the next generation of party leaders into a unified pledge to step up and lead in this critical moment for the nation, convention organizers announced today. This year’s Keynote Address will feature not one, but seventeen of the Democratic Party’s rising stars from all across the country. These young electeds will offer a diversity of different ideas and perspectives on how to move America forward, but they will all speak to the future we’re building together—a future with Joe Biden at the helm.[10] |
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Keynote address speakers
- Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams[12]
- State Sen. Raumesh Akbari (Tenn.)
- Rep. Colin Allred (Texas)
- Rep. Brendan Boyle (Penn.)
- State Sen. Yvanna Cancela (Nev.)
- Former State Rep. Kathleen Clyde (Ohio)
- Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (Fla.)
- Mayor Robert Garcia
- State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (Penn.)
- State Sen. Marlon Kimpson (S.C.)
- Rep. Conor Lamb (Penn.)
- State Rep. Mari Manoogian (Mich.)
- State Rep. Victoria Neave Criado (Texas)
- Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez
- State Rep. Sam Park (Ga.)
- State Rep. Denny Ruprecht (N.H.)
- Mayor Randall Woodfin
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Democratic National Convention keynote addresses, 1992-2016
The following Democratic Party members and elected officials were the keynote speakers at Democratic national conventions between 1992 and 2016.[13][14]
- Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (2016)
- Julián Castro, then-mayor of San Antonio (2012)
- Mark Warner, former governor of Virginia (2008)
- Barack Obama, then-state senator from Illinois (2004)
- Harold Ford Jr., then-representative from Tennessee (2000)
- Evan Bayh, then-governor of Indiana (1996)
- Zell Miller, then-governor of Georgia (1992)
2020 Democratic National Convention
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2020
The Democratic National Committee held its presidential nominating convention the week of August 17, 2020.[1] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[3] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2020 Democratic National Convention and the Democratic primary process:
- 2020 Democratic National Convention schedule and speakers
- Joe Biden presidential nomination acceptance speech, 2020
- Democratic National Convention keynote address, 2020
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
- Superdelegates and the 2020 Democratic National Convention
- Democratic delegate rules, 2020
- Democratic presidential primary debates, 2020
2016 Democratic National Convention
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016
The Democratic National Committee held its presidential nominating convention from July 25-28, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[15] Hillary Clinton received the party's nomination.
Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2016 Democratic National Convention:
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See also
- Presidential election, 2020
- Democratic National Convention, 2020
- Democratic National Convention, 2016
- Democratic National Committee
- Republican National Convention, 2020
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
- ↑ CNN, "5 things to know for August 17: USPS, coronavirus, DNC, Russia investigation, Belarus," August 17, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ ABC News, "Biden will no longer travel to Milwaukee for DNC amid coronavirus concerns," August 5, 2020
- ↑ AP, "Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination," June 5, 2020
- ↑ Twitter, "Joe Biden," August 11, 2020
- ↑ CNBC, "Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman on a major ticket," August 11, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 2020 Democratic National Convention, "Democrats Unveil A New Kind of Convention Keynote," August 16, 2020
- ↑ 2020 Democratic National Convention, "Democrats Unveil A New Kind of Convention Keynote," August 16, 2020
- ↑ Washington Examiner, "Former convention keynote speakers: Where are they now?" July 18, 2016
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Elizabeth Warren To Keynote Democratic Convention," July 25, 2016
- ↑ CBS Local, "Philadelphia Hotel Rooms Get The Once Over By DNC Planners," April 27, 2015
