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Bringing the joy: Tim Walz accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for Vice President

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz accepted his party’s nomination for vice president on August 21, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris. “We’re all here tonight for one beautiful, simple, reason: We love this country,” Walz said as thousands of delegates hoisted vertical placards reading “Coach Walz” in red, white, and blue. Walz described his upbringing in Nebraska and teaching and coaching football in Minneosta and told the crowd, “Thank you for bringing the joy to this...

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Former President Bill Clinton returns to DNC for 12th time to salute the “real leadership” of Harris-Walz

Former President Bill Clinton returned on August 21 to a place he knows well, the Democratic National Convention stage, to denounce Donald Trump as selfish and praise Kamala Harris as focused on the needs of Americans, firing up his party with his trademark off-the-cuff flourishes. Clinton was meant to add heft to a third DNC night headlined by vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s introduction to a national audience. “We’ve got a pretty clear choice it seems to me. Kamala Harris, for the people. And the other guy who has proved, even more than the first go-around, that he’s about...

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DNC dance party: Democrats turn their roll call into a celebration with state-specific songs and Lil Jon

Convention roll call votes can be staid and cheesy, but Democrats turned theirs into the ultimate dance party on August 20. DJ Cassidy stood onstage in what appeared to be a double-breasted satin suit of royal blue, spinning a special song for each state and territory awarding their delegates to Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention. What America got was a mashup of an elite karaoke night: Detroit native Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” for Michigan, Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” for Massachusetts and Tupac Shakur’s “California Love” for California. Georgia brought out one of its...

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Forward: Kamala Harris packs Fiserv Forum in snub to Trump while Obamas address DNC in Chicago

Vice President Kamala Harris rallied thousands of voters in one packed Milwaukee arena as former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama energized thousands more in Chicago on behalf of Harris on August 20. the split-screen approach was designed to demonstrate the energy and breadth of the Democratic nominee’s evolving coalition. Amidst the Democratic National Convention (DNC) held in Chicago, Harris brought her momentum to Milwaukee where she held a spirited rally at the Fiserv Forum. It was the same venue in the key battleground of Wisconsin where convicted felon Donald Trump had accepted the Republican nomination...

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GOP Blueprint: Democrats supersize a copy of Project 2025 to highlight Trump’s authoritarian Bible

Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic allies have turned Project 2025 into one of their most consistent tools against the campaign of former President Donald Trump. Now, they have taken the fight over the conservative-written handbook to a bigger new scale. Mallory McMorrow, a 37-year-old state senator from Michigan, brought out a giant copy of the roughly 900-page “Mandate for Leadership” on August 19, the first evening of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. She slammed it on the lectern, then made an expression to signal how heavy it was as she opened to start reading. “They went ahead...

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We Love You Joe: President Biden gets rousing ovation as he gives Harris a wholehearted endorsement

President Joe Biden delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention on August 19 night, as his decision to end his reelection bid released newfound energy within his party with the elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the ticket. After 52 years rising to the pinnacle of influence within his party, Biden, 81, received a hero’s welcome for the act of stepping aside for Harris, weeks after many in his party were pressuring him to drop his bid for reelection. One month after an unprecedented mid-campaign switch, the opening night of the convention in...

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