The Democratic National Convention is turning to former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden as keynote speakers for the first three nights of …
The Democratic National Convention is turning to former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden as keynote speakers for the first three nights of next week’s convention before presumptive nominee Joe Biden delivers his acceptance speech to cap Thursday. Under the banner “Uniting America,” the convention – previously set for Milwaukee but moved to a virtual format amid the coronavirus pandemic – will seek to also tell the stories of Americans who are struggling during the global coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn. Biden will accept the presidential nomination and attend the convention from Wilmington, Delaware, but Democratic officials have not announced a specific location for his speech. Other speakers will attend virtually as well. Here’s the nightly lineup of speakers, according to a schedule the Democratic National Convention Committee released Tuesday, with more speakers to be announced later this week. Sanders is the standard bearer of the progressive wing of the Democratic party, while Biden has appealed to more centrist Democrats. But the former Senate colleagues have worked together since Sanders exited the race, previously establishing several Biden-Sanders unity task forces. Monday’s theme, “We the People” will focus on “Americans rising up to take our country back” by singling out what the campaign calls the nation’s three crises – the pandemic, the struggling economy and racial injustice.
