What to expect on Day 2 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention
With just three months to go before the 2024 election, thousands of people have gathered in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention.
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00:00With just three months to go before the 2024 election, thousands of people have gathered
00:05in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention. This year's event is at the United
00:11Center Arena and started Monday, 19 August, continuing through Thursday. The convention,
00:17which happens every four years before a presidential election, looks slightly
00:22different from those in the past. The party already has officially nominated Vice President
00:27Kamala Harris in a virtual roll call after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.
00:33But many of the other DNC traditions, including appearances from celebrities and memorable
00:38speeches from party leaders, will remain the same. U.S. conventions date back to the 1830s,
00:45when a group of Democratic delegates supporting President Andrew Jackson
00:49gathered in Baltimore to nominate him for a second term.