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Here’s what the Democratic convention lineup looks like.
By Michael M. Grynbaum and
Michelle Obama on Monday. Jill Biden on Tuesday. Barack Obama on Wednesday. Joe Biden on Thursday.
That’s the nightly prime-time lineup of keynote speeches for the Democratic National Convention next week, according to a schedule of events.
The convention, originally planned for Milwaukee, then forced into a cramped virtual format by the coronavirus, has been a logistical nightmare for planners who have had to grapple with wary television networks, daunting technical challenges and the omnipresent, low-grade threat of a disruption by President Trump.
The schedule, provided by Democratic officials involved in the planning, above all else reflects Biden’s chief political goal: uniting the jostling progressive and establishment wings of the Democratic Party behind an elder statesman who has spent the last several months courting skeptical progressives.
The first-night schedule reflects that big-tent objective. Senator Bernie Sanders, Biden’s main rival for the nomination — and still the standard-bearer of the populist left — has been given a keynote slot, just before Michelle Obama speaks, and after Andrew Cuomo, the moderate governor of New York, delivers what is expected to be a scathing attack on Trump’s handling of the pandemic.
After the formality of a virtual delegate vote on Tuesday, Biden’s running mate will address the convention on Wednesday. As a precaution, planners have scheduled speaking times for some top vice-presidential contenders in case they are not picked, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Senators Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren.
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The new swing voters
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