What is being called the fourth quarter of the campaign season kicks off today with the Democratic National Convention. But this won’t be your conventional convention. It will be a two-hour virtual event. CNN writes:
The convention’s main hubs will be stages in New York, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and in Biden’s home of Wilmington, Delaware — where he and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, will deliver their speeches later in the week. Emcees primarily broadcasting from Los Angeles will lead each night’s two-hour programs, while speakers deliver their remarks from historic locations around the country. Meanwhile, a production truck in Wilmington will monitor hundreds of live feeds from across the country — part of an effort to build excitement and add moments of reaction to the broadcasts.
Joe Biden tweeted, “We may be physically apart, but this week Democrats are coming together from across the nation to put forth our vision for a better America.”
Here’s tonight’s schedule (we believe this is in order of appearance):
- Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
- Governor Andrew Cuomo
- Governor Gretchen Whitmer
- Representative Jim Clyburn
- Convention Chairman Bennie Thompson
- Representative Gwen Moore
- Senator Doug Jones
- Senator Bernie Sanders
- Former First Lady Michelle Obama
The New York Times has a detailed look at where you can watch the convention. Note that the broadcast networks are only airing the convention from 10-11pm (ET) So if you want to watch the full line-up tune into CNN, MSNBC, C-Span or PBS at 9pm or look for streaming options.
