Michelle Obama and Jill Biden will headline the first two nights of the convention, and running mate Joe Biden, along with former President Barack Obama, will deliver the keynote on Wednesday night. Biden, introduced by his family, will accept the nomination on Thursday night.
Neither Joe Biden nor his running mate – who has yet to be announced – will travel to Milwaukee, the original site of the convention, due to security concerns related to Covid-19. Instead, Biden will accept the Delaware nomination.
The fact that certain names were on the talking list raised speculation as to who Biden would choose as his running mate. But the slope of speakers remains fluid and Biden’s running mate, whom he is expected to briefly appoint, could easily be moved from another night to Wednesday night’s time slot.
Monday’s speaker line-up includes the widest representation of Joe Biden’s supporters across the Democratic spectrum, from Sanders, a leader of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party to Klobuchar, his one-time primary opponent. Former Gov. John Kasich, who ran for the Republican nomination for president in 2016, is also appointed to speak the same evening.
Former President Bill Clinton will speak to Jill Biden on Tuesday. And Wednesday’s notable speakers include a variety of female leaders in the Democratic Party, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Warren, who led the female vice presidential nominee and a closing speech by former President Barack Obama.
Former presidential candidates and Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg are expected to speak ahead of Joe Biden on Thursday night, along with California Prime Minister Gavin Newsom and scenario Tammy Duckworth of Illinois.
Also included in Monday’s lineup are scenario Catherine Cortez-Masto, government Andrew Cuomo, scenario Doug Jones and reps. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi and Gwen Moore of Milwaukee. Longtime Biden confidant and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn is expected to speak Monday, as well as potential vice presidency Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Other speakers Tuesday night include former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, sen. Chuck Schumer, former Secretary of State John Kerry, and Biden campaign chairman Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester from Delaware. Gov. Tony Evers, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Gabrielle Giffords will speak Wednesday.
Thursday’s speakers include Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Senator Alderman Tammy Baldwin and longtime Biden friend Sen. Chris Coons, who replaced Biden in the Senate from Delaware after he became vice president.
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