DNC Night 2 underway with Obama, Bernie Sanders set to speak
(CBS NEWS) — The second night of the Democratic National Convention is underway, with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama set to address delegates in their hometown of Chicago.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, are holding a rally in Milwaukee as the convention is ongoing. Delegates are holding a ceremonial roll call vote to reaffirm her status as the nominee, which she formally secured in a vote earlier this month.
Twenty years ago this summer, Barack Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 DNC in Boston, a rousing speech that rocketed him to nationwide fame and, four years later, the party’s presidential nomination. On Tuesday, he will make the case for Harris, who was an early supporter of his insurgent 2008 bid.
Tuesday’s session also features speeches from Sen. Bernie Sanders, the independent from Vermont who ran for the presidency himself in 2016 and 2020, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff. Prominent Republican critics of former President Donald Trump got their turn on stage earlier in the night, including Stephanie Grisham, Trump’s former White House press secretary who said she is voting for Harris.
The convention kicked off Monday with an address from President Biden, who stepped aside to make way for Harris last month. The former president delivered an enthusiastic and emotional speech endorsing Harris as his successor, vowing to be the “best volunteer” for her campaign.
Who’s speaking at the DNC tonight?
Here’s the full list of speakers for Tuesday night at the DNC:
- Jaime Harrison, chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- Mitch Landrieu, DNC Night 2 co-chair and committee co-chair
- Jason Carter, former President Jimmy Carter’s grandson
- Jack Schlossberg, President John F. Kennedy’s grandson
- Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta
- Kyle Sweetser, former Trump voter
- Stephanie Grisham, Trump’s former White House press secretary
- Nabela Noor, content creator
- Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan
- Kenneth Stribling, retired Teamster
- Ceremonial roll call
- Ana Navarro
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
- Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont
- Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois
- Ken Chenault, business executive
- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico
- Angela Alsobrooks, Democratic Senate candidate from Maryland
- John Giles, mayor of Mesa, Arizona
- Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
- Douglas Emhoff, second gentleman
- Michelle Obama, former first lady
- Barack Obama, former president
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