With just three months to go before the 2024 election, thousands of people have gathered in Chicago this week to support Vice-President Kamala Harris at 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 to support Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention.
00:11After the first two days of the party's celebration, Democrats are gathering at the
00:16United Center Arena on Wednesday to hear from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the party's nominee
00:21for vice president. The evening will feature a full slate of prominent Democrats, including
00:27rising stars Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Transportation
00:33Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The convention started off on Monday with primetime remarks from President
00:39Joe Biden, an emotional speech that was frequently interrupted by thunderous applause and chants of,
00:44thank you Joe. Tuesday brought the ceremonial roll call vote in which state delegations
00:50declared their support for the Harris-Walz ticket, and the evening closed with rousing
00:54speeches from Barack and Michelle Obama. The party has already officially nominated
01:00Vice President Harris as its candidate after President Biden dropped out of the race.
01:05The in-person roll call on Tuesday was a formality, with performances from celebrities
01:10including rapper Lil Jon. U.S. political conventions, which happens every four years
01:16before a presidential election, date back to the 1830s, when a group of Democratic delegates
01:22supporting President Andrew Jackson gathered in Baltimore to nominate him for a second term.