Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Vermont sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are the headliners for the first night of programming to be emceeded by actress Eva Longoria.
In an effort to broaden the party’s appeal at a time when a new CNN poll shows the race between Biden and President Donald Trump, Democrats have added three Republican women to Monday night’s lineup, which was already judged to be former Ohio Republican Gov. To record John Kasich.
Meg Whitman, the 2010 Republican nominee for governor of California who backed Hillary Clinton in 2016, will speak during Monday’s program, which airs from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET, along with Susan Molinari, a former Republican congresswoman from New York, and Christine Todd Whitman, who was head of the Environmental Protection Agency under former President George W. Bush and is also the former governor of New Jersey.
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Party officials have said Monday’s theme will be “We the people” – with comments focused on how the country can unite and move forward. The party also released a video of the remarks that Michelle Obama will deliver in a carpet address, where she clearly plans to serve as a character witness for Biden, who will “lead a deeply decent man by his faith.” and one who served as a “great vice president” for her husband.
“He knows what it takes to save an economy, reverse a pandemic and lead our country. And he listens,” Michelle Obama said in the released video. “He will tell the truth and trust science. He will make smart plans and make a good team and he will rule as someone who has lived a life that the rest of us can recognize.”
“Joe knows the pain of sitting at a table with an empty chair. That’s why he gives his time so freely to grieving parents,” Obama said in the video, adding that Biden is also handing out his personal phone number to children trying to overcome a stutterer like he did as a young man. “His life is a testament to coming again. And he will channel the same desire and passion to lift us all up – to help us heal and lead us forward.”
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