Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton will headline the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party-orchestrated introduction of a new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters.
Candidate for Vice President Tim Walz and former president Bill Clinton will be the headliner Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party’s choreographed introduction of a new candidate, Kamala Harrisand her message to voters.
Emeritus Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are also expected to speak at the convention.
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If the Republican convention was all about Trump, Democrats on Tuesday were eager to place Harris in a pantheon of past presidents. It wasn’t just Obama who made the case for the vice president. The convention turned to the grandsons of Jimmy Carter and John F. Kennedy to paint her as the natural heir to past Democratic leaders, too.
As groundbreaking as Harris’ candidacy is as the first woman of color to be nominated by her party, these speeches from a former president and her presidential progeny were primarily aimed at connecting her to a broader historical arc, creating a nostalgic message that can inspire an increasingly aging electorate.
“Kamala Harris carries the legacy of my grandfather,” said Jason Carter, the grandson of the 39th president. “She knows what’s right and she fights for it.”
Jack Schlossberg suggested that Harris continue Kennedy’s agenda.
“She believes in America the way my grandfather did,” Schlossberg said. “That we don’t do things because they’re easy, we do things because they’re hard.”
Democrats are trying to appeal to disaffected Trump voters, using one of his former White House aides to make their case Tuesday night.
Stephanie Grisham served in several roles in Trump’s White House, including communications director and press secretary, allowing Democrats to argue that those who know Trump best have seen him at his worst.
“He has no empathy, no morals, no loyalty to the truth,” Grisham said. “I could no longer be a part of the madness.”
Kyle Sweetser, a Trump voter from Alabama, told Congress that the former president’s tariffs make life harder for construction workers like him.