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September 10, 2024

Reality check - It's a Tied Race: Unskewing polls or dunking on Nate Silver is not going to win us this election.

As Michelle Obama says we all need to be doing something! That means registering voters, knocking on doors, making phone calls, writing post cards, contributing. Let's do the work and then celebrate. To quote our VP nominee "Sleep can wait until we are dead".

August 21, 2024

DNC Night 3: Full Speaker Schedule Just Announced (Better Late Than Never)

Tonight’s program schedule is listed below. All times shown as local – CST.

5:30 PM

Call to Order

Alex Hornbrook

Executive Director of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee

Gavel In

The Honorable Cory Booker

United States Senator, New Jersey

Invocation

Sri Rakesh Bhatt

Sri Siva Vishnu Temple

Bishop Leah D. Daughtry

The House of the Lord Churches

Pledge of Allegiance

Students from Moreland Arts & Health Sciences Magnet School from St. Paul, MN

National Anthem

Jess Davis

Presentation of Honorary Resolutions

The Honorable Jaime Harrison

Chairman of the Democratic National Committee

Joined by Vice Chairs The Honorable Keisha Lance Bottoms, Ken Martin, Henry R. Muñoz III, Treasurer Virginia McGregor, and Finance Chair Chris Korge.

Remarks

Mini Timmaraju

President and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All

Remarks

Alexis McGill Johnson

President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Remarks

Cecile Richards

Reproductive Rights Champion

Remarks

Kelley Robinson

President of the Human Rights Campaign

Remarks

Jessica Mackler

President of EMILYs List

Remarks

María Teresa Kumar

Founding President and CEO of Voto Latino

Remarks

The Honorable Tom Suozzi

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York

6:00 PM

Welcome Remarks

The Honorable Cory Booker

United States Senator, New Jersey

Joint Remarks

The Honorable Aftab Pureval

Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio

The Honorable Cavalier Johnson

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Joint Remarks

Rashawn Spivey and Deanna Branch

Lead pipe removal advocates

Remarks

The Honorable Lisa Blunt Rochester

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Delaware

Remarks

The Honorable Grace Meng

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York

Remarks: “Project 2025—Chapter Three: Freedoms”

The Honorable Jared Polis

Governor of Colorado

Remarks

The Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Florida

Remarks

The Honorable Suzan DelBene

Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Remarks

The Honorable Keith Ellison

Attorney General of Minnesota

Remarks

The Honorable Dana Nessel

Attorney General of Michigan

Joint Remarks

Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg

Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Performance

Maren Morris

American singer-songwriter

7:00 PM

Remarks

The Honorable Veronica Escobar

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Texas

Remarks

The Honorable Chris Murphy

United States Senator, Connecticut

Remarks

The Honorable Javier Salazar

Sheriff of Bexar County, Texas

Remarks

The Honorable Pete Aguilar

Chair of the House Democratic Caucus

Influencer Remarks

Carlos Eduardo Espina

Content creator

Remarks

Olivia Troye

Former Trump administration national security official

Remarks

The Honorable Geoff Duncan

Former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Remarks

The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mississippi

Remarks

Sergeant Aquilino Gonell

Retired United States Capitol Police Officer

Remarks

The Honorable Andy Kim

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New Jersey

Influencer Remarks

Olivia Julianna

Content creator

Performance

Stevie Wonder

American singer-songwriter and musician

Remarks

Kenan Thompson and Guests on Project 2025

American comedian and actor

8:00 PM

Host Introduction

Mindy Kaling

Remarks

The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries

U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader

Remarks

The Honorable Bill Clinton

42nd President of the United States

Remarks

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi

Speaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives

Remarks

The Honorable Josh Shapiro

Governor of Pennsylvania

Remarks

Alexander Hudlin

Jasper Emhoff

Arden Emhoff

Remarks

The Honorable Catherine Cortez Masto

United States Senator, Nevada

9:00 PM

Performance

Amanda Gorman

National Youth Poet Laureate

Remarks

The Honorable Wes Moore

Governor of Maryland

Remarks

The Honorable Pete Buttigieg

Performance

John Legend

American singer-songwriter

Sheila E.

American singer and drummer

Remarks

The Honorable Amy Klobuchar

United States Senator, Minnesota

Remarks

Benjamin C. Ingman

Former student of Governor Walz

Remarks

The Honorable Tim Walz

Governor of Minnesota

Benediction

William Emmanuel Hall

Lead Pastor of St. James Church in Chicago


https://demconvention.com/news/news/program-schedule-democratic-national-convention-night-3-a-fight-for-our-freedoms/

August 20, 2024

DNC Night 2: Full Speaker Schedule Just Announced

Tonight’s program schedule is listed below. All times shown as local – CST.

5:30 PM

Call to Order

The Honorable Jaime R. Harrison

Chairman of the Democratic National Committee

Gavel In

The Honorable Mitch Landrieu

DNC Night 2 Co-Chair and Committee Co-Chair

Invocation

Rabbi Sharon Brous

IKAR

Imam Dr. Talib M. Shareef

The Nation’s Mosque

Pledge of Allegiance

Joshua Davis

National Anthem

Aristotle “Aris” Garcia Byrne

Remarks

Jason Carter

Grandson of President Jimmy Carter

Remarks

Jack Schlossberg

Grandson of President John F. Kennedy

Remarks: “Project 2025—Chapter Two: The Economy”

The Honorable Malcolm Kenyatta

Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

6:00 PM

Remarks

Kyle Sweetser

Former Donald Trump voter

Remarks

Stephanie Grisham

Former Trump White House Press Secretary

Remarks

Nabela Noor

Content creator

Remarks

The Honorable Gary Peters

United States Senator, Michigan

Remarks

Kenneth Stribling

Retired Teamster

7:00 PM

Roll Call

Remarks

Minnesota Delegation

Remarks

California Delegation

8:00 PM

Host Introduction

Ana Navarro

Remarks

The Honorable Chuck Schumer

United States Senate Majority Leader

Remarks

The Honorable Bernie Sanders

United States Senator, Vermont

Remarks

The Honorable JB Pritzker

Governor of Illinois

Remarks

Ken Chenault

American business executive

Remarks

The Honorable Michelle Lujan Grisham

Governor of New Mexico

9:00 PM

Keynote Remarks

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Nominee for the U.S. Senate, Maryland; Long-time mentee of the Vice President

Remarks

The Honorable John Giles

Mayor of Mesa, Arizona

Remarks

The Honorable Tammy Duckworth

United States Senator, Illinois

Remarks

Douglas Emhoff

Second Gentleman of the United States

Remarks

Michelle Obama

Former First Lady of the United States

10:00 PM

Remarks

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

Benediction

Bishop Samuel L. Green, Sr.

African Methodist Episcopal Church, 7th Episcopal District

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

August 19, 2024

DNC Night 1: Full Speaker Schedule Just Annnounced

Time shown as local – Chicago, Illinois CT

Theme: For the People

Chicago, IL — While Donald Trump puts himself first, Democrats are fighting for the American people. Vice President Harris has spent her career fighting for the people, and President Biden has exemplified this through his leadership and legacy as a historic president who put the American people’s interests above his own.

Tonight’s proceedings will be co-chaired by the Honorable Peggy Flanagan, Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Later primetime programming will be hosted by Tony Goldwyn.

A preview of the programming for Monday, August 19, 2024 is provided below.

Selected speakers, listed in order of appearance. Additional speakers to be announced.

5:15 PM – 10:15 PM

Call to Order

Minyon Moore

Chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee

The Honorable Jaime R. Harrison

Chairman of the Democratic National Committee

Remarks and Video Introduction

The Honorable Brandon Johnson

Mayor of Chicago

Confirmatory and Ceremonial Vote for the Vice Presidential Nominee

Minyon Moore

Chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee

Welcome Remarks

The Honorable Peggy Flanagan

Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Remarks

The Honorable Lauren Underwood

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois

Video

Rich Logis

Former Donald Trump Voter

Remarks

The Honorable Robert Garcia

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, California

Joint Remarks

Lee Saunders, President of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

April Verrett, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Brent Booker, General President of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA)

Kenneth W. Cooper, International President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

Claude Cummings Jr., President of the Communications Workers of America (CWA)

Elizabeth H. Shuler, President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Remarks: “Project 2025—Chapter One: Introduction”

The Honorable Mallory McMorrow

Michigan State Senator

Remarks

The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo

Remarks

The Honorable Kathy Hochul

Governor of New York

Remarks

Shawn Fain

President of the United Automobile Workers

Remarks

The Honorable Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York

Remarks

The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton

Former United States Secretary of State

Remarks

The Honorable James E. Clyburn

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, South Carolina

Remarks

The Honorable Jamie Raskin

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Maryland

Remarks

The Honorable Jasmine Crockett

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Texas

Remarks

The Honorable Grace Meng

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York

Joint Remarks

Amanda and Josh Zurawski, Texas

Kaitlyn Joshua, Louisiana

Hadley Duvall, Kentucky

Remarks

The Honorable Andy Beshear

Governor of Kentucky

Remarks

The Honorable Reverend Raphael G. Warnock

United States Senator, Georgia

Remarks

The Honorable Chris Coons

United States Senator, Delaware

Remarks

Dr. Jill Biden

First Lady of the United States

Introduction

Ashley Biden

Remarks

The Honorable Joe Biden

President of the United States

https://demconvention.com/news/news/2024-democratic-national-convention-podium-schedule-monday-august-19-2024/

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