DNC Day 2 Live Updates: Democrats Lay Out ‘A Bold Vision For America’s Future’

Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. | Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty

The second day of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) comes on the heels of a hard act to follow after Day 1 saw President Joe Biden pass the proverbial Democratic torch to his vice president, Kamala Harris, as she seeks to become the first Black and Asian president of the United States.

The entire United Center in Chicago was eager, engaged and energetic as a parade of Democrats took the stage to explain the urgency of Harris’ candidacy and why America can’t “go back” to a Donald Trump presidency.

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It’s a safe bet to expect more of the same, and then some, as another crop of influential speakers make their pleas to the American public.

And while the list of impressive speakers could include a number of surprises, those who are already confirmed include Harris’ husband and second gentleman Doug Emhoff; Democratic Illinois Congresswoman Sen. Tammy Duckworth; Republican mayor of Mesa, Arizona, John Giles; New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham; Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who was reported as being on Harris’ shortlist of running mates; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders; and Senate Majority leader and New York Sen. Chuck Schumer.

However, two other people are later to appear and are expected to receive the loudest of ovations: Former President Barack Obama and his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama.

Each night of the DNC carries a different theme, and Tuesday’s is “A Bold Vision for America’s Future.”

A roll call vote that typically is used to formally nominate the party’s preferred candidate will also take place Tuesday night. The vote will be in name only as Harris was already formally nominated by Democrats earlier this month.

On Monday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters was among an impressive list of Black women leaders who each took to the stage to make the case for Harris’ candidacy while also drawing a stark contrast with Trump.

Later this week, Exonerated Five member and New York City councilman Yusef Salaam is expected to speak at the DNC as well.

There is a deep significance there as Salaam was among the five Black and brown teenagers falsely accused of raping a white woman in Central Park in the 1980s. Back then, Trump took out a full-page ad in a newspaper calling for the teenagers to receive the death penalty.

Decades later and Salaam could have a full circle moment at the DNC.

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