DemDaily: Rolling Out the Convention. Speakers Announced!

August 11, 2020

With just six days left until the start of the 2020 Democratic Convention, the speakers and program are rolling out on a daily basis, with final themes, agenda and voices from everyday Americans, as well as our elected political and public leaders.

Uniting America
The virtual "Uniting America," broadcast August 17-20th, will offer four nights of programming which will include a mix of both pre-recorded segments and live broadcasts from locations across the country.

While the formal program is condensed to just two hours each night, there are official and unofficial events throughout the day -- with daily updates posted to the DemList 2020 Convention Calendar!

Each day will kickoff between 8:00am-11:00am with State Delegation breakfasts and meetings, held virtually or in-person in each respective state and time zone. Most state parties are also holding daily lunches and evening receptions.

From noon to 8pm ET, the DNC Caucus and Council meetings, which are open to the public, will take place, as well as a series of Virtual Policy Roundtables with campaign advisors, elected and business leaders.

The "pre-gavel" program will start an hour before the formal convention program, and will include battleground state speakers, along with pre-convention programs from some of the two dozen Biden coalition groups, followed by watch parties during the main program.

The main program will run from 9:00pm-11:00pm EDT each night and will combine taped segments interwoven with live speakers beaming in from strategic/historic locations.

Official party business normally conducted at the convention, including voting on the Party Platform and the reports of the Convention Rules and Credentials Committees, are being conducted virtually by delegates between August 3rd and August 15th.

Instead a "reimagined roll call process" will take place Tuesday night, over the course of 30 minutes, that will take convention viewers to all 57 states and territories.

UNITING AMERICA
Convention Program (All times are EDT)

August 17th, Monday
Theme: "We The People" 
8:00am-11:00am     State Delegation Breakfasts
12:00pm-8:00pm    DNC Caucus and Council Meetings, Virtual Policy Roundtables
8:00pm-11:00pm    Coalitions Pre-Convention Programs and Watch Parties
9:00pm-11:00pm    Main Program
Opening Ceremonies
Committee Reports (Credentials, Rules and Platform)
Speakers: Senator Bernie Sanders (VT), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), Governor Andrew Cuomo (NY), Governor Gretchen Whitmer (MI), Congressman Jim Clyburn (SC), Congressman & Convention Chair Bennie Thompson (MS), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI), Former Governor John Kasich (R-OH), Senator Doug Jones (AL), Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN), Former First Lady Michelle Obama

August 18th, Tuesday
Theme: "Steady Leadership"
8:00am-11:00am     State Delegation Breakfasts
12:00pm-8:00pm    DNC Caucus and Council Meetings, Virtual Policy Roundtables
8:00pm-9:00pm       Coalition Pre-Convention Programs and Watch Parties
9:00pm-11:00pm    Main Program
Nominating and Seconding Speeches for Presidential Candidate
Roll Call: Will occur across all 50 states, DC and the Territories
Speakers: Former US Attorney General Sally Yates, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY), Former Secretary of State John Kerry, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Former President Bill Clinton, Dr. Jill Biden

August 19th, Wednesday
Theme: "A Future for All"
8:00am-11:00am      State Delegation Breakfasts
12:00pm-8:00pm     DNC Caucus and Council Meetings, Virtual Policy Roundtables
8:00pm-9:00pm        Coalition Pre-Convention Programs and Watch Parties
9:00pm-11:00pm      Main Program
Speakers: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA), Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA), Governor Tony Evers (WA), Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM), Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (AZ), The Vice Presidential Nominee, Former President Barack Obama

August 20th, Thursday
Theme: "America's Promise"
8:00am-11:00am   State Delegation Breakfasts
12:00pm-8:00pm   DNC Caucus and Council Meetings, Virtual Policy Roundtables
8:00pm-9:00pm     Coalition Pre-Convention Programs and Watch Parties
9:00pm-11:00pm   Main Program
Speakers: Senator Cory Booker (NJ), Governor Gavin Newsom (CA), Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (GA), Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI), Senator Tammy Duckworth (IL), Senator Chris Coons (DE), Senator Kamala Harris (CA), The Biden Family, Presidential Nominee Joe Biden

 

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