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2020年民主党全国大会
2020年大統領選挙
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候補者のジョー・バイデンとカマラ・ハリス
大会
日付)2020年8月17〜20日[注1]
ミルウォーキー、ウィスコンシン
、およびさまざまな場所から離れた場所
会場ウィスコンシンセンター
と遠隔地のさまざまな場所
椅子ベニー・トンプソン
基調講演者17人のスピーカー
注目のスピーカー
候補者
大統領候補ジョー・バイデンデラウェア
副大統領候補カマラ・ハリスカリフォルニア
投票
総代表者4,749 [1]
指名に必要な投票2,375(絶対多数[2]
結果(社長)
結果(副社長)ハリスCA):100%(称賛
投票用紙1
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2020年民主党全国大会でいた大統領の指名大会で8月17日から20、2020年に開催された、ウィスコンシンセンターミルウォーキー、ウィスコンシン州、および事実上全米。大会では、米国民主党の代表団が2020年の米国大統領選挙で、副大統領の ジョー・バイデンカリフォルニア州上院議員の カマラ・ハリスそれぞれ大統領と副大統領の候補者として正式に選んだ

当初は2020年7月13〜16日にミルウォーキーファイサーブフォーラム開催される予定でしたが、米国でコロナウイルスのパンデミックが続いているため、大会は2020年8月17〜20日に延期されました。大会は最終的に縮小され、その場所は市のウィスコンシンセンターに移され、大会のほとんどは米国中のサイトから離れた場所で開催されました。

COVID-19のパンデミックにより、形式は以前の大会とは大幅に異なり、大会の1日の期間は過去の大会よりも大幅に短くなり、大会のほとんどは全国の多くの会場から離れた場所で開催されました。大部分が仮想のコンベンションである間、それは公式にウィスコンシンセンターに集中しました。そこでは、その生産が本部であり、そのロールコールが指示され、限られた数のスピーチ(主にウィスコンシンの政治家によるもの)が上演されました。バイデンとハリスは、デラウェア州ウィルミントンのリバーフロントあるチェイスセンターから離れた場所でそれぞれのスピーチを行いました。ジョー・バイデンとカマラ・ハリスは2020年の選挙で勝利し、現職のドナルド・トランプ大統領とマイク・ペンス副大統領の共和党のチケット

背景

ウィスコンシン州のホスト国の地理的表現を含む、第49回民主党全国大会の当初予定されていたロゴ

大会は第49回民主党全国大会でした。

サイト選択

大会の開催都市はウィスコンシン州ミルウォーキーでした。
ウィスコンシンセンターは、最終的には大会の主要な場所でした。
ファイサーブフォーラムは当初、大会の会場として計画されていました。

大会会場での入札は、2017年後半に民主党全国委員会(DNC)によって大会のために要請されました。[3] DNCが定めた開催都市の予備要件には、17,000〜18,000のホテルの部屋(コンベンション会場から30分以内にある1,000の豪華なスイート)。[4]

民主党全国委員会は2018年春に入札を公表しました。[3] ラスベガスは撤退し、2020年の共和党全国大会に焦点を当てることを決定しましたその後、その入札はシャーロットに敗れました[5] 2018年4月、民主党全国委員会は、イベントの開催に関心を示した残りの8つの都市(アトランタバーミンガムデンバーヒューストンマイアミミルウォーキーニューヨーク市サンフランシスコに提案依頼書を送信しました[6]

2018年6月20日、民主党全国委員会は、コンベンション会場の4人のファイナリスト(デンバー、ヒューストン、マイアミ、ミルウォーキー)を発表しました。発表の直後、デンバーのファイナリスト都市は、明らかなスケジュールの矛盾のために検討から撤退しました。[7]

民主党全国委員会の トム・ペレス委員長は、2019年3月11日に、ミルウォーキーが大会を主催すると発表しました。[8]

ミルウォーキーの選択は最初の民主党全国大会がでホストするためにこれを作った米国中西部以来、シカゴがホストされた1996年の民主党全国大会[9]をするので、シカゴ以外の中西部の都市でホストされる最初のセントルイスでホストされています1916年民主党全国大会[10]これはミルウォーキーで開催された最初の主要な党大会でした。[11] [12]これは、ウィスコンシン州のどの都市でも開催された最初の主要な党大会でもありました[12] [13]

ミルウォーキーは、最近の主要な党大会を主催した他の大都市圏よりも小さいです[13]ミルウォーキーは、主要な党大会を主催した最小の大都市圏の1つです。[14]ミルウォーキーの大会への入札の成功は、他の2つのファイナリスト都市が大都市圏であるだけでなく、スーパーボウルなどの主要なイベントを主催した重要な経験もあったため、一部のサークルでは動揺していると見なされていました[15]

ミルウォーキーの選択は、ウィスコンシンのような中西部の州を勝ち取ることに焦点を当てたいという党の願望と、中西部と五大湖地域の上部にある青い壁」の州を取り戻したいという党の願望を強調するものとして見られました[13] [16] [17]ミシガン州ペンシルベニア州、ウィスコンシンスウィングステートドナルドトランプマイクペンス共和党のチケットが前の2016年の選挙最も狭いマージンで勝った州であり[18]、これらの州は、代わりに2016年の民主党のチケットによって勝ちましたヒラリー・クリントンティム・ケインは2016年に選挙人団の勝利で民主党のチケットを届けたでしょう[19] 2016年の選挙も、これら3つの州のいずれかが共和党に投票したのは1980年代以来初めてでした。[20]前述の3つの「青い壁」の州は、最終的には2020年にバイデン-ハリスのチケットで勝利しました。[21] [22]

一部の情報筋は、ミルウォーキーの選択を支援した要因として、DNC議長のトムペレスとミルウォーキーとの個人的なつながりを引用しました。彼の妻はもともと近くのウォーワトサ出身で、ミルウォーキーで結婚式を挙げていました。娘はウィスコンシン大学ミルウォーキー校の現在の学生でした[23] [24]

入札

さまざまな都市のいくつかの会場が、2020年の大会の開催地として選ばれるように努力しました。

大会を主催するために争っている会場のリスト、到達したレベル別
スターテス 会場 ノート
勝者 オリジナルの選択; 参照会場の§変更以下を
ファイナリスト ミルウォーキーを除いて、ファイナリストの各都市は過去に民主党全国大会の開催地でした。デンバーは1908年2008年の両方でホストされましたヒューストンは1928年にホストされました1972年に開催されたマイアミビーチさらに、ヒューストンとマイアミビーチの両方が以前に共和党全国大会を主催しており、ヒューストンは1992年に一度開催し、マイアミビーチは1968年1972年の両方のRNCを主催しました
提出された興味のある手紙

アトランタは以前、1988年の民主党全国大会を主催していましたニューヨーク市は以前、1868年1924年1976年1980年1992年の民主党全国大会、および2004年の共和党全国大会を主催していましたサンフランシスコは以前、1920年1984年の両方の民主党全国大会を主催していました(そしてデーリーシティーに隣接して、1956年1964年の共和党全国大会も主催していました)。

会場変更

2020年6月24日、大会は縮小され、当初予定されていた会場であるミルウォーキーのファイサーブフォーラムではなく、ミルウォーキーのウィスコンシンセンターで開催されることが発表されました[31] [32] [33]場所の変更により、これ1996年の民主党全国大会以来コンベンションセンターで開催された最初の主要な党大会となり、1984年の民主党全国大会以来このような会場で開催された最初の民主党全国大会となった。[要出典]

特別代議員の役割

特別代議員は、予備選挙や党員集会の結果ではなく、党によって自動的に選ばれる大会の代議員です。技術的には公約されていませんが、過去には、彼らの多くが以前の選挙で事前に指定されたフロントランナーに非公式に公約しました。特別代議員制度は民主党員の間で物議を醸しており、クリントンとサンダースの両方の支持者は2020年に彼らの解任を求めている。[34] [35]

2016年の選挙後に創設された統一改革委員会は、2020年の特別代議員の数を大幅に減らすことを推奨した[36]2018年7月、候補者が公約された代議員のみを使用して過半数を確保した場合を除き、DNCは最初の投票で特別代議員の投票権を取り消しました[37] [38][39]

大統領指名を除いて、特別代議員はすべての問題に投票します。[40]

誓約された代表者の選択

50州とワシントンDCのそれぞれに割り当てられた代表者の数は、とりわけ、2008年、2012年、および2016年の大統領選挙で各州が民主党候補者に与えた投票の割合に基づいています。公約された代表者の固定数は、5つの米国の領土と在外デモクラッツのそれぞれに割り当てられます。[41]

一時停止されたキャンペーンの資格

民主党全国委員会の2020年の選考規則では、実行されなくなった候補者は、獲得した州全体の代議員を失い、それらの代議員はまだレース中の候補者に再割り当てされると規定されています。ただし、2020年のレースでのこのルールの解釈は、過去のレースでの解釈とは異なる場合があります。[42] 2008年の大統領予備選挙などの以前の選挙では、候補者は正式に辞任するのではなく候補者を一時停止し、すでに公約した代議員が大会に出席し、途中で新しい候補者を迎えることができるようにした。[43] その後、代表団を再配置するには遅すぎたとき、彼らは正式に撤退した。[要出典]

ロジスティクス

小型化される前は、5万人が大会に参加すると予想されていました。[44] 31の州代表団は、2,926のミルウォーキー地域のホテルの部屋に滞在し、26の代表団は、イリノイ州レイク郡ローズモントの2,841のホテルの部屋に滞在することになっていたさらに11,000のホテルの部屋には、ボランティア、メディアのメンバー、寄付者、その他の参加者が収容されていました。[45]

ミルウォーキーは、大会に先立って路面電車の延長を完了することを計画していたしかし、これらの計画は失敗に終わり、大会に間に合うように拡張は完了しませんでした。[46] [47]

主催者は当初、15,000人のボランティアを募集することを計画していました。[48]

Populousという会社はイベントアーキテクトとして指名されました。Populousは、ミルウォーキーの会社American DesignInc。との提携に割り当てられました。[49] [50] 2020年2月、ミルウォーキーを拠点とするJCP建設は、コンベンションの建設ゼネコンとなる契約を獲得しました。[49]同時に、ハーグローブLLCは、大会のイベント管理会社として機能する契約を獲得した。[49] [50]

ホスト委員会

ホスト委員会のロゴ

大会を組織するために、ミルウォーキー2020ホスト委員会が設立されました。

2019年10月、ホスト委員会はリーダーシップチームを発表しました。[51]ホスト委員会の委員長はリズギルバートだった。[51]リーダーシップには取締役会が含まれていた。[51]さらなるリーダーシップには、共同議長と副議長、および名誉副議長が含まれていた。[51]ホスト委員会の共同議長は、ミルウォーキー市長の トム・バレットと下院議員のグエン・ムーアであった[51]副議長には、ミルウォーキー郡の幹部である クリス・アベル、米国上院議員のタミー・ボールドウィンウィスコンシン州副知事、 マンデラ・バーンズウィスコンシン州知事が含まれていた。 トニー・エバーズ、元米国上院議員ハーブ・コール[51]名誉副議長は含まミルウォーキー共通協議会会長アシャンティハミルトンウィスコンシン州の会計 サラGodlewski、民主党のリーダーウィスコンシン州議会 ゴードン・ヒンツウィスコンシン州の司法長官 ジョシュ・カウル、下院議員のロン種類状態のウィスコンシン州長官 ダグ・ラフォレット、議員は、マークポカン、およびウィスコンシン州上院の少数派リーダージェニファーシリング[51]さらに、ホスト委員会の名誉財務委員長は、ミルウォーキーバックスの上級副社長であるアレックスラスリーでした[51]

2020年2月初旬、ミルウォーキー2020ホスト委員会のリズギルバート会長と彼女の首席補佐官アダムロンソは、調査の結果、委員会の「職場環境が組織の理事会の理想と期待を満たしていない」ことが判明した後、解雇されました。 「有毒な」作業環境)。[52]ホスト委員会の暫定リーダーを務めたのは、テレサ・ビルメインでした。[53] 2月下旬に、新しいリーダーシップチームが発表され、Raquel FilmanowiczがCEOを務め、Paula PenebakerがCOOを務め、どちらも2020年3月2日に正式にこれらの役職に就きました。[53]

主催委員会は、大会を開催するために4,000万ドルを集めました。[54]

遅延

大会は当初、2020年7月13〜16日に開催される予定でした[55]。

2020年4月2日、COVID-19のパンデミックにより、大会は8月17〜20日に延期されることが発表されました[56]

ダウンサイジング

早くも2020年4月、民主党は仮想会議の可能性に備えていました。[57] 2020年5月12日、民主党全国委員会は、民主党全国委員会が実質的に大会全体を開催することを決定する可能性を考慮して、参加者が投票するための代替方法を研究することを大会プランナーに承認した。[58]

2020年6月24日、大会の規模を縮小することが発表されました。会場はファイサーブフォーラムからウィスコンシンセンターに移されました。しかし、大会全体がミルウォーキーで開催されるのではなく、ミルウォーキーが主要な大会イベントの単なるハブ都市として機能するようになりました。大会は現在、代わりに、DNCが「ミルウォーキーおよびその他の衛星都市、場所、および全国のランドマークから厳選されたコンテンツ」であると述べたもので構成されるように計画されていました。[59] [32] [60]すべての公式業務はリモートで行われるようになります。主催者は、大会の前にミルウォーキーで開催される予定だった公式のパーティーやイベントをキャンセルしました。[32]代表団はもはやミルウォーキーに旅行しないように頼まれました、そして今彼らが事実上彼らの票を投じるためのシステムを実行する計画が正式に作られました。[61]

7月中旬、下院議員はミルウォーキーでのイベントに出席するために旅行しないように言われました。[62]

ダウンサイジングの発表で、バイデンはミルウォーキーでの彼の指名を受け入れると宣言されました。[59]その後、2020年7月30日に、彼のランニングメイトもミルウォーキーでの彼女の指名を受け入れることが発表された。[63]しかし、2020年8月5日、バイデンは彼の指名を受け入れるためにミルウォーキーに旅行する予定はなく、代わりにデラウェアから旅行する予定であると発表された。[64] [65]その後、バイデンのランニングメイトを含む他の予定された講演者もまた、遠隔で大会に演説することが発表された。[64] [66]これは、事実上、コンベンションをほぼ完全に仮想化するために動いていると見られています。[66]フランクリン・D・ルーズベルト1944年に承認して以来、主要政党の大統領候補が遠隔地で指名を受け入れたのはこれが初めてでした[67]

大会は最初に縮小され、ミルウォーキーのハブ会場に5,000人の参加者しかいませんでした。[44]その後、1,000人の参加者しか登場しないようにさらに縮小された。[44]参加者とアクセスを許可されたメディアの両方を含め、わずか300人を含めるようにさらに縮小された。[68]ミルウォーキー保健局による250人以上の集会を禁止する命令により、ミルウォーキーコンベンションハブに集まることが許可された総人数はその数に制限された。[57] [69] [70]ウィスコンシンセンターには代表者はいなかった。[71]

講演者がミルウォーキーに旅行していなかった間、民主党全国委員会のトム・ペレス委員長と民主党全国委員会のジェイソン・レイ事務局長(同じく大会の書記)がミルウォーキーにいることが計画されていました。[72] [73]

ウィスコンシンセンターは、大会の放送と制作に使用されました。[74]それはコンベンションプロダクションのコントロールルームと「ハブ」として機能した。[75]大会では、事前に録音されたセグメントと全米のサイトからの生放送が混在していました。[67]大会主催者は、遠隔スピーチに対応するために、全国からの何百ものフィードを処理するように設計されたカスタムビデオコントロールルームを指定しました。[64] [76]制御室は、ウィスコンシンセンターの3階にある展示ホールにありました。[77] [78]

ウィスコンシンセンター2階の会議室にステージが設置されていた。[77] [78]ウィスコンシンセンターのステージは限られた用途しか見られず、ウィスコンシンからの多くの参加者が大会への参加の場としてそれを使用した。[77] [79]ウィスコンシンの講演者は、ウィスコンシンセンターのステージからスピーチを行った。[79]コンベンションセクレタリーのジェイソン・レイもウィスコンシンセンターステージからのロールコールを指揮した。[79]

大会の物理的側面が縮小されたことに加えて、期間も大幅に縮小されました。大会のプログラムは、当初4日間で合計24時間と予想されていたものから、合計でわずか8時間になるものに縮小されました。[54]

ダウンサイジングにより、大会主催者は当初募集しようとしていた15,000人よりもはるかに少ないボランティアを必要としました。[80]

ミルウォーキーバックスとファイサーブフォーラムの所有者は、放棄された会場で700万ドルの家賃のうち550万ドルしか支払っていなかった民主党を訴えると脅迫した。[81]

健康プロトコル

進行中のCOVID-19パンデミックにより、多くのプロトコルが導入されました。

ウィスコンシンセンターの参加者は、到着前に少なくとも72時間自己検疫し、個人用保護具を着用し、毎日COVID-19検査を受け、毎日の質問票を通じて症状追跡に参加し、バーやレストランを避け、米国疾病対策センターに従う必要がありました。および予防ガイドライン。[82]

セキュリティ

主要な党大会の定例として、このイベントは国家特別警備行事に指定されていました[83]当初、米国司法省は5000万ドルのセキュリティを提供する予定でしたが、これは4000万ドルに減少しました。[84]

2020年1月に、セキュリティ対策を強化するが、大会に参加しない個人(デモ参加者を含む)が許可される予定のセキュリティフットプリントの境界が発表されました。発表されたフットプリントの境界を示す通り北はチェリーストリート、西は10番街、クライボーンストリート、東はウォーターストリートとなる予定でした。[85] [86] 2020年7月24日には、ミルウォーキー共通評議会は含むセキュリティフットプリントから項目の長いリストを禁止する条例、渡されたエアライフルヌンチャクドローン、のコンテナ体液ガラスびんを、そしてクーラー[87] 2020年8月12日、セキュリティフットプリントが大幅に縮小されたことが発表されました。[88]セキュリティフットプリントは、最終的にはコンベンションセンターを直接囲むほとんどのエリアのみを網羅していました。[88] [89] [90]

フェンシングはウィスコンシンセンターの周りに建てられました。[86] [91]

当初、市は当初、市外から約3,000人の法執行官が大会中にミルウォーキー警察署を支援するように予算を組んでいました。[84]これは約2,000に減少した。[84] 7月下旬までに、市外から部門を支援する役員は1,100人に過ぎないと予想されていた。[92]はミルウォーキー警察署長は、その部門が使用制限することを発表した後、しかし、7月下旬、100以上の警察機関は大会中にセキュリティを支援するために人員を提供するために、彼らは彼らの契約から撤退すると発表した催涙ガスをデモや抗議の際の法執行機関による唐辛子スプレー[93]ウィスコンシン州の州兵は、セキュリティのヘルプにメンバーの数百を提供する計画します。[94]

ミルウォーキー川のすべての橋の開口部に一時的に滞在することでボートの通行を制限する可能性があるという話がありましたが、このセキュリティ対策は実現しませんでした。[88] [95]

一時的なフライト制限は、毎晩午後6時から午後11時までCDTで実施されました[88]ドローンの禁止も実施された。[88]

プログラミング

エンターテインメントはイベントの主要な要素であり、過去の化身には、メイン会場のハウスバンド、劇場、料理体験[96] [97]、そして何百人ものモチベーショナルスピーカーが含まれていました。確かに、会場自体での参加者のコンベンション体験は、自宅の視聴者のそれとは非常に異なっていました。 3つの主要なニュースネットワークとC-SPANの外で、基調講演と受諾演説に限定されたイベントのライブ報道で、DNCの課題は、評価を上げ、世論調査で候補者のバイデンの リードを増やす方法でした。社会的距離を持っミルウォーキーのメイン会場に出席する予定だった何万人もの人々の安全を確保するために依然として最優先事項であり、全国の一連の衛星会場の代替案が計画されました。[59]

大会の公式テーマは「アメリカの統一」でした。[98]これは一般に、予備選挙の対戦相手であるバーニー・サンダースから共和党のジョン・ケーシックまで、バイデンの幅広い魅力を強調する講演者とビデオの形をとり、政治家としての彼の強みとして広く認識されているバイデンの共感を中心としたいくつかのセグメントもあった。

ダウンサイジングとコロナウイルスの懸念はまた、大統領候補の受諾演説に続いて、そのような大会でしばしば見られるお祝いの気球の落下が大会で見られなかったことを意味しました[99] 1932年の共和党全国大会最初に登場した後、1956年の共和党全国大会にバルーンドロップが再び登場し、それ以来開催されたほとんどの主要な党大会の定番となった。[100]しかし、すべての民主党全国大会がバルーンドロップを特徴としているわけではありません。最近では、2008年2012年の両方民主党全国大会では、2008年版の最終夜がスタジアムで屋外で開催されたため、また2012年版の最終夜が以前は屋外で開催される予定だったため、気球の落下は見られませんでした。屋内に移動されます。バルーンドロップなしで行われた他の民主党全国大会には、19841988年版が含まれていました[100]

衛星の位置

デラウェア州ウィルミントンのリバーフロントにあるチェイスセンターは衛星の場所でした。

党関係者は、パンデミックによって伝統的な大会が不可能になると結論付けたとき、過去の大会とは劇的に異なる形式を採用することを決定しました。このイベントは正式に「ConventionAcrossAmerica」と呼ばれていました。[59] [98]

大会はミルウォーキーで開催されましたが、イベントは全国に広がる12か所ほどの衛星サイトで開催されました。そこから、代表団はウィスコンシンセンターのフロアに投票を送信し、そこで代表者がメイン会場の議長で関係者に投票を発表しました。[101]

講演者の誰もが彼らの話す場所に直接群衆を持たないであろうと発表されました。[102]

ニューヨーク市ロサンゼルスのスタジオデラウェア州ウィルミントンのリバーフロントあるチェイスセンターに主要な衛星の場所がありました[103] [104] emcees毎晩ホスティングは、ロサンゼルスのサテライトサイトから提示されました。[103]

プラットフォーム

サンダースがバイデンを承認した直後の4月、2人は、党綱領のバージョンを起草するための「統一タスクフォース」を創設しました。[105]民主党全国大会委員会は、一般大衆からの意見を集めるために一連の「仮想プラットフォーム会議」を設立した。[106]

プラットフォーム起草委員会の委員長は、アトランタ市長の ケイシャランスボトムズです。プラットフォーム常任委員会には、DNCによって任命された多数の党首と選出された役人が含まれています。[107]

製図プロセス

公聴会は、DNCCのYouTubeチャンネルで次のトピックについてライブストリーミングされました[108]

  • 6月29日月曜日午後5時から8時(東部標準時間):「COVID-19健康危機への対処とより良い復興」。[108]「MedicareforAll」条項は、6月27日に125-36票で委員会によって却下された。[109]
  • 7月1日水曜日午後5時から8時ET:「より公平な未来へのビジョン」[108]
  • 7月2日木曜日午後5時から8時(東部標準時間):「アメリカの魂の回復」[108]

完全なプラットフォーム製図委員会は7月15日と27日に会合し[110]、完成品[111] [112]提出し、8月1日から15日までインターネット経由で投票しました。

プラットフォームの規定と批准

数か月にわたる交渉の後、Biden / Sandersプラットフォームタスクフォースは7月9日に、プラットフォームの推奨事項を概説した110ページのレポートを発行しました。[113]大会の代表者は、郵送による投票に続いて、8月18日に民主党の2020年プラットフォームを公式に採用した[114][109]プラットフォームはパンデミック対応、経済、ヘルスケア、刑事司法、気候、移民、教育、外交政策、投票権、およびアイデンティティ関連の権利問題」の10のセクションに分割されました。[115]プラットフォームは以下を要求します:

このプラットフォームは、民主党の歴史の最も進歩的であり[114]、米国の歴史の中で主要な政党にとって最も進歩的でした。[115]しかしながら、単一支払者医療(「すべての人のための医療」)またはグリーンニューディールを支援する綱領の省略について、党の左翼からいくらかの反対意見があった[114]大会の前に、主にバーニー・サンダースの陣営からの700人以上の代表者が、Medicare for Allをサポートする条項が含まれていなかったため、プラットフォームに反対票を投じることを誓う声明に以前署名した。[116]これには、米国の代表であるラシダ・タリーブロー・カンナが含まれていました[114] [117] [118] [115]プラットフォームは採用されましたが、最終的な投票数は発表されませんでした。[114]

大会のリーダーシップ

2019年3月26日、ヒューマン・ライツ・キャンペーンの前会長であるジョー・ソルモニーズが大会のCEOに任命されました。[119]

2020年6月1日、推定候補者のジョー・バイデンのキャンペーンで、大会の2人の顧問が指名され、アディス・デミシェが大会調整の顧問に、リンジー・ホルストが大会および特別プロジェクトの上級顧問に指名されました。[120]

プログラミングは、プロデューサーを務めリッキー・キルシュナーによって監督されました[59] [121] [122]さらに、ステファニー・カッターはプログラムエグゼクティブの正式な地位を占めていた。[98] グレン・ウェイスが監督を務めた。[122]ジェシカ・ジェニングスはメディアロジスティクスのディレクターでした。[123]

役員

2020年7月30日、大会の役員が指名されました。[73] [124]ベニー・トンプソン下院議員が大会の常任議長を務めた。[73] [125]

常設共同議長は、ミルウォーキー市長トムバレット、議員であった。トニー・カルデナスカリフォルニア、上院議員トム・カーパーデラウェア州の上院議員タミー・ダックワースイリノイ州アトランタの市長 ケイシャランスボトムス、およびニュージャージー州知事 フィル・マーフィー[73] [124]大会の副議長だった上院議員ボブ・ケイシー・ジュニアペンシルベニア州、元代表トニー・コエーリョカリフォルニア、代表Shariceヴィッツカンザス州ミシガン州副知事 Garlinギルクリスト、下院議員ドナ・シャララフロリダ、元代表キャロル・シー・ポーターニューハンプシャー州ウィスコンシン州の副知事 マンデラバーンズ、およびネバダ州の副知事 ケイト・マーシャル[73] [124] 下院議長の ナンシー・ペロシ上院の少数派指導者 チャック・シューマーが名誉議長を務めた。[73] [124]

大会の軍曹はウィスコンシン州のグエン・ムーア議員でした。[124] [126] ジェイソン・レイは大会の書記を務めた。[73]大会の議員は、下院の多数派指導者である ステニー・ホイヤー、ヘレン・マクファデン、サラ・E・マークル、およびネバダ州の上院議員イヴァンナ・キャンセラであった[73]

指名と投票

大会前の代議員数

以下の表は、2020年の民主党予備選挙による推定代表者数を反映しています。

2020年7月の時点で、以下の誓約された代表者の総数は変更される可能性があります。可能なペナルティ/ボーナス代表者(各州の予定選挙日および潜在的な地域クラスタリングに対して授与される)が変更される可能性があるためです。[127]

2020年の民主党の規則では、候補者が公約された代議員のみを使用して過半数の代議員を確保しない限り、特別代議員は最初の投票で投票権を持たないことになっています。[37] [38] [39]

公約または特別代議員の承認を受けずにキャンペーンを一時停止した候補者、およびキャンペーンを一時停止し、その後他の候補者への承認を失った候補者は、以下の表に含まれていません。

以下の表は、2020年の民主党予備選挙に続く推定の公約代議員数を反映しています。これらに加えて、771の特別代議員投票(在外デモクラッツの特別代議員に属する8つの特別代議員を含む)もあり、合計4,750の特別代議員投票になります。[127] [128]

候補者による誓約された代表者
候補者 誓約された代表者[129]
Joe Biden February 2020 crop.jpg
ジョー・バイデン
2,716
Bernie Sanders in March 2020 (cropped).jpg
バーニーサンダース
1,112
Elizabeth Warren by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg
エリザベスウォーレン
63
Michael Bloomberg by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg
マイケルブルームバーグ
59
Pete Buttigieg by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg
ピート・ブティジェグ
21
Amy Klobuchar by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg
エイミー・クロブシャー
7
Tulsi Gabbard (48011616441) (cropped).jpg
トゥルシー・ギャバード
2
誓約された代表者の総投票数 3,979 [128]

大統領投票

州/地域ごとのデリゲートロールコールの結果
  ジョー・バイデン
  バーニーサンダース

民主党全国委員会のジェイソン・レイ書記は、その年の大会のプロセスの概要を説明するメールで、計画委員会は「州の代表団はミルウォーキーへの旅行を計画すべきではなく、公式の大会事業は遠隔地で行われると結論付けた」と述べた。

代表者は、計画委員会が作成したシステムを使用してリモートで投票します。このシステムを使用すると、セキュリティのために一意の識別子を使用して、電子メールで投票用紙を投じることができます。DNCには、各代表者を認定する計画がありました。

手紙によると、党は、代表者がプリンターや物理的なコピーを必要とせずに、電子的にフォームに記入することができるだろうと述べた。綱領と党の候補者に関する質問を含む投票用紙は、州の委員会に電子メールで送信されます。締約国が代表団からのすべての投票用紙を受け取ると、州代表団の議長は「大会事業の各項目に投じられた投票数を正式に記録する集計シートを事務局に提出する」と、投票は一度にカウントされます。彼らが入ってきたときではなく、8月15日に。

投票は8月3日から始まり、8月15日に終了し、州の代表団の議長が最終的な集計をDNC書記に提出するよう求められました。それは、大会が正式に始まる前に、党がその候補者の投票の集計を知っていたことを意味しました。[130] [131]

大統領ロールコール投票

州の伝統的なロールコールは、大会の2日目の夜に開催されました。これは、50の州すべてと7つの追加の領土/管轄区域(コロンビア特別区、5つの居住米国領土、および在外デモクラッツを含む57の代表団のそれぞれからリモートで行われました[132]主催者はそれが約30分続くことを計画した。[133]コンベンションセクレタリーのジェイソンレイはウィスコンシンセンターからのロールコールを指示した。[79]

リモートロールコールは広く賞賛されました。[134] [135] [136] [137]

州の代表者の指名を発表したのは次のとおりです。

副大統領指名

大会で可決された規則委員会の報告書は、とりわけ、副大統領候補者の選出に関して1972年1980年の大会中に発生した大失敗に対処しました

規則C.7。手続き規則の状態:[150]

7.副大統領の民主党候補者の指名:副大統領の民主党候補者は、条約へのすべての公約および自動代議員の過半数に等しい数の公約代議員を獲得した大統領候補者によって指名されるものとする。副大統領の候補者が1人だけの場合、議長は、指名された個人を副大統領の民主党候補者として宣言する権限があります。

この規定に従って、バイデンはハリスの名前を会長のベニー・トンプソン提出し、トンプソンが規則を公に読んだ後、彼女は指名されたと宣言された。

スケジュール

大会の毎晩は2時間続く予定でした。大会の全体的な公式テーマである「UnitingAmerica」に加えて、毎晩、独自の公式サブテーマがありました。[98]

8月17日月)

民主党全国大会
プールフィード
夜1
video iconMSNBC を介してYouTubeの[151]
video iconC-SPAN を介してYouTubeの[152]
video iconPBSニュースアワー を介してYouTubeの[153]
video icon政治 を経由してYouTubeの[154]
民主党全国大会
民主党ストリーム
夜1
video icon YouTube経由の公式コンベンションストリーム[155]
video icon YouTube経由の公式ASLコンベンションストリーム[156]
video icon YouTube経由の公式スペイン語コンベンションストリーム[157]

9:00–11:00 pm EDT [158]

司会者エヴァ・ロンゴリア[159]

テーマ
私たち人々[98]
サブテーマ
  • 「私たち人種的正義を要求する人々」[160]
  • 「私たち人々はCOVID-19を通じて互いに助け合っています」[160]
  • 「私たちは国を党に置く人々」[160]
  • 「私たち人々は回復している」[160]
  • 「私たちは人々が立ち上がる」[160]
夕方のスケジュール
スピーカーの選択(出現順に)
2020年大会の第1夜(月曜日)の講演者
スピーカー 位置/注目度 位置 ノート 引用
Eva Longoria Cannes 2015 (1).jpg エヴァロンゴリア 女優および活動家 ロサンゼルスカリフォルニア州 司会者 [155] [160] [159]
Bennie Thompson official photo (2).jpg ベニー・トンプソン 米国代表からミシシッピ、コンベンションの恒久会長 ジャクソンミシシッピ州 注文の呼び出しと注文の終了 [155] [160]
Gwen Moore, official portrait, 116th Congress (1).jpg グエン・モア 米国代表からウィスコンシン州 ウィスコンシンセンターミルウォーキーウィスコンシン州 [79] [155] [160]
Muriel Bowser official photo (2).jpg ミュリエル・バウザー コロンビア特別区の市長 ブラック生活物質プラザワシントンD.C. [155] [160]
Jim Clyburn official portrait 116th Congress (1).jpg ジム・クライバーン 米国代表からサウスカロライナ州ハウス過半数鞭 チャールストンサウスカロライナ州 [155] [160]
Andrew Cuomo 2017 (1).jpg アンドリュー・クオモ ニューヨーク州知事 アルバニーニューヨーク [155] [161] [160]
クリスティン・ウルキザ サンフランシスコカリフォルニア [155] [160]
サラギデオン 代表のメイン州下院議長米上院の指名からメイン州 スカボローメイン州 マギーロジャースによるパフォーマンスの紹介 [155] [160] [162]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (cropped).jpg グレッチェンホイットマー ミシガン州知事 UAWの地方603ランシングミシガン州 [155] [160]
The Honorable Christine Todd Whitman (10192776606) (1).jpg Christine Todd Whitman Former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and governor of New Jersey (Republican) New York, New York
[citation needed]
[155][160]
Meg Whitman crop (1).jpg Meg Whitman Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and Republican nominee for Governor of California in 2010 Sacramento, California
[citation needed]
[155][160]
Susan Molinari 1998 (1).jpg Susan Molinari Former United States representative from New York (Republican) Sarasota, Florida
[citation needed]
[155][160]
Governor John Kasich (1).jpg John Kasich Former governor of Ohio (Republican); candidate for the 2000 and 2016 Republican presidential nominations Westerville, Ohio [155][160][163]
Senator Doug Jones official photo (cropped 2).jpg Doug Jones United States senator from Alabama Birmingham, Alabama [155][160][164]
Catherine Cortez Masto official portrait (cropped).jpg Catherine Cortez Masto United States senator from Nevada; Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Las Vegas, Nevada [155][160][161]
Amy Klobuchar, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped closein3x4).jpg Amy Klobuchar United States senator from Minnesota; candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination Saint Paul, Minnesota [155][160][165]
Cedric Richmond official photo (3).jpg Cedric Richmond United States representative from Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana [155][160]
Bernie Sanders in March 2020 (cropped).jpg Bernie Sanders United States senator from Vermont; candidate for the 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential nomination Burlington, Vermont [54][155][160]
Michelle Obama by Gage Skidmore (2).jpg Michelle Obama Former first lady of the United States Personal residence in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts [155][160][166]
Performances (in order of appearance)
Selected film segments

Tuesday, August 18

Democratic National Convention
Pool Feeds
Night 2
video icon from C-SPAN via YouTube[167]
video icon from MSNBC via YouTube[168]
video icon from PBS NewsHour via YouTube[169]
video icon from Politico via YouTube[170]
Democratic National Convention
Democratic Party Streams
Night 2
video icon Official convention stream via YouTube[139]
video icon Official ASL convention stream via YouTube[171]
video icon Official spanish-language convention stream via YouTube[172]

The second night of the convention included official business, such as the nominating roll call for president.

9:00–11:00 p.m. EDT[158]

Emcee: Tracee Ellis Ross[159]

Theme
"Leadership Matters"[98]
Evening schedule
Select speakers (in order of appearance)
Speakers for 2nd evening (Tuesday) of 2020 convention
Speaker Position/notability Location Notes Cite
Tom Barrett for Wisconsin (1).jpg Tom Barrett Mayor of Milwaukee Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Call to order [79][139][173]
The keynote address featured seventeen of the Democratic Party's "rising stars" from across the country. The speakers were former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives Stacey Abrams; Tennessee state senator Raumesh Akbari; United States representative Colin Allred of Texas; United States representative Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania; Nevada state senator Yvanna Cancela; former Ohio state representative Kathleen Clyde; Florida commissioner of agriculture Nikki Fried; Mayor of Long Beach, California Robert Garcia; Pennsylvania state representative Malcolm Kenyatta; South Carolina state senator Marlon Kimpson; United States representative Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania, Michigan state representative Mari Manoogian; Texas state representative Victoria Neave; president of the Navajo Nation Jonathan Nez; Georgia state representative Sam Park; New Hampshire state representative Dennis Ruprecht; mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, Randall Woodfin Keynote address [139][173][174]
TraceeEllisRossbyErikMelvin (1).jpg Tracee Ellis Ross Actress Los Angeles, California Emcee [139][173]
Sally Q. Yates (1).jpg Sally Yates Former acting United States attorney general Atlanta, Georgia [139][173]
Chuck Schumer official photo (1).jpg Chuck Schumer United States Senate minority leader Brooklyn, New York [139][173]
Caroline Kennedy US State Dept photo (1).jpg Caroline Kennedy Former ambassador to Japan and the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy Joint remarks [139][173]
Jack Schlossberg (1).jpg Jack Schlossberg Grandson of John F. Kennedy [139][173]
DIG13605-028 (1).jpg Jimmy Carter Former president of the United States Joint remarks (voice only, no video appearance) [173]
Rosalynn Carter (48885949882).jpg Rosalynn Carter Former first lady of the United States [139][173]
Bill Clinton at the Clinton Foundation in New York (40806662552).jpg Bill Clinton Former president of the United States Chappaqua, New York [139][167][173]
Official portrait of United States Secretary of Labor Tom Perez (1).jpg Tom Perez Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [139][167][173]
Bob King - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012 (1).jpg Bob King Former president of the United Auto Workers Ann Arbor, Michigan Nominating speech for Bernie Sanders [139][167][173]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Official Portrait (1).jpg Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez United States representative from New York Washington, D.C. Seconding speech for Bernie Sanders [139][167][173]
Jacquelyn Asbie Security guard New York City Nominating speech for Joe Biden [175][176][177]
Chris Coons, official portrait, 112th Congress (1).jpg Chris Coons United States senator from Delaware Wilmington, Delaware Seconding speech for Joe Biden [139][167][173]
Lisa Blunt Rochester official photo (1).jpg Lisa Blunt Rochester United States representative from Delaware Wilmington, Delaware Seconding speech for Joe Biden [139][167][173]
Ady Barkan - 49640332768 (2).jpg Ady Barkan Activist [139][173]
Kevin Johnson, Mayor of Sacramento, CA, skyline of Sacramento (1).jpg Kevin Johnson Former mayor of Sacramento Los Angeles, California [139][173][178]
Former United States Secretary of State, John Kerry (29826211427) (1).jpg John Kerry Former secretary of state and the party's 2004 presidential nominee Boston, Massachusetts [139][173][179]
Colin Powell (15570753996) (1).jpg Colin Powell Former United States secretary of state (Republican) Washington, D.C. [139][180]
Jill Biden official portrait 2 (1).jpg Jill Biden Spouse of the presidential nominee and former second lady of the United States Brandywine High School in Wilmington, Delaware [139][173][181]
Select film segments
Performances

Wednesday, August 19

Democratic National Convention
Pool Feeds
Night 3
video icon from C-SPAN via YouTube[185]
Democratic National Convention
Democratic Party Streams
Night 3
video icon Official convention stream via YouTube[186]
video icon Official ASL convention stream via YouTube[187]
video icon Official spanish-language convention stream via YouTube[188]

9:00–11:00 p.m. EDT[158]

Emcee: Kerry Washington[159]

Theme
"A More Perfect Union"[98]
Sub-themes
  • A More Perfect Society[189]
  • A More Perfect Economy[189]
Evening schedule
  • Introduction[186]
  • Call to Order by convention chair Bennie Thompson
  • Pledge of Allegiance[186]
  • Main convention program[186]
  • Vice-presidential nomination[73][190]
  • Vice-presidential acceptance speech[186]
Select speakers (in order of appearance)
Speakers for 3rd evening (Wednesday) of 2020 convention
Speaker Position/notability Location Notes Cite
Tony Evers (cropped).jpg Tony Evers Governor of Wisconsin Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [79][186][189]
Kamala Harris official photo (2).jpg Kamala Harris Democratic nominee for
vice president of the United States, United States senator from California
Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware Welcoming remarks [186][104]
Kerry Washington, Deliver Commencement Address GWU (8755052944) (1).jpg Kerry Washington Actress Los Angeles, California Emcee [159][186][189]
Gabrielle Giffords by Gage Skidmore 4 (1).jpg Gabrielle Giffords Former United States representative from Arizona and a prominent gun control advocate [186][189]
Michelle Lujan Grisham official photo (1).jpg Michelle Lujan Grisham Governor of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico [186][189]
Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2 (1).jpg Hillary Clinton Former United States secretary of state and the party's 2016 presidential nominee Chappaqua, New York [186][189]
Official photo of Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2019 (1).jpg Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the United States House of Representatives San Francisco, California [186][189]
Mariska Hargitay @ Make Believe On Broadway (cropped) (1).jpg Mariska Hargitay Actress and philanthropist New York City, New York [186][189]
Hilda Solis Secrétaire au travail (cropped 3x4).jpg Hilda Solis Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and former United States secretary of labor Los Angeles, California [186][189]
Elizabeth Warren United States senator from Massachusetts; candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination Springfield, Massachusetts [186][189]
Barack Obama in October 2016 (1).jpg Barack Obama Former president of the United States Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [186][189][191]
Maya Harris at Kamala Harris inauguration as Attorney General (1).jpg Maya Harris Younger sister of the
vice presidential nominee
Nominating speech for Kamala Harris [186][189]
Meena Harris at SXSW Facebook party (2).jpg Meena Harris Niece of the
vice presidential nominee
Ella Emhoff E1cSegEXIAAthfx (1).jpg Ella Emhoff Stepdaughter of the
vice presidential nominee
Kamala Harris official photo (2).jpg Kamala Harris Democratic nominee for
vice president of the United States, United States senator from California
Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware Vice-presidential nomination acceptance speech [189][104]
Select film segments
Performances

Thursday, August 20

Democratic National Convention
Pool Feeds
Night 4
video icon from C-SPAN via YouTube[192]
Democratic National Convention
Democratic Party Streams
Night 4
video icon Official convention stream via YouTube[193]
video icon Official ASL convention stream via YouTube[194]
video icon Official spanish-language convention stream via YouTube[195]

9:00–11:00 p.m. EDT[158]

Emcee: Julia Louis-Dreyfus[159]

Theme
"America's Promise"[98]
Evening schedule
Select speakers (in order of appearance)
Speakers for 4th evening (Thursday) of 2020 convention
Speaker Position/notability Location Notes Cite
Official portrait of United States Secretary of Labor Tom Perez (1).jpg Tom Perez Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [139]
Gavin Newsom official photo (a).jpg Gavin Newsom Governor of California Santa Cruz County, California[197] [193][198]
Andrew Yang by Gage Skidmore.jpg Andrew Yang Entrepreneur; Founder of Venture for America; candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination New York City, New York [193][196]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus 2019 (2).jpg Julia Louis-Dreyfus Actress Los Angeles, California Emcee [193][159][196]
Chris Coons, official portrait, 112th Congress (1).jpg Chris Coons United States senator from Delaware Wilmington, Delaware [139][196]
Atlanta City Hall (46792855394) (cropped).jpg Keisha Lance Bottoms Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia [139][196]
Jon meacham 2014 (1).jpg Jon Meacham Author Nashville, Tennessee [139][196]
Deb Haaland official portrait, 116th congress 2 (1).jpg Deb Haaland United States representative from New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico [139][196]
Sarah Cooper (2).png Sarah Cooper Author and comedian [139]
Alex Padilla official photo (1).jpg Alex Padilla California secretary of state Joint remarks [139][196]
Jocelyn Michelle Benson (1).jpg Jocelyn Benson Michigan secretary of state
Cory Booker, official portrait, 114th Congress (1).jpg Cory Booker United States senator from New Jersey; candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination New York City, New York [139][196]
Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, USPHS (1).jpg Vivek Murthy Former Surgeon General of the United States Miami, Florida [139][196]
Tammy Baldwin, official portrait, 113th Congress (1).jpg Tammy Baldwin United States senator from Wisconsin Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [79][139][196]
Tammy Duckworth, official portrait, 115th Congress (2).jpg Tammy Duckworth United States senator from Illinois Washington, D.C. [139][196]
Pete Buttigieg by Gage Skidmore 2 (cropped).jpg Pete Buttigieg Former mayor of South Bend, Indiana; candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination South Bend, Indiana [139][196]
Michael Bloomberg by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg Michael Bloomberg Former mayor of New York City; candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination Colorado [139][196][199]
Brayden Harrington [139]
Ashley Biden 130121-Z-QU230-318 (1).jpg Ashley Biden Daughter of the presidential nominee [139][196]
R. Hunter Biden at Center for Strategic & International Studies (1).jpg Hunter Biden Son of the presidential nominee
Joe Biden 2013.jpg Joe Biden Nominee for president of the United States, former vice president of the United States Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware Presidential nomination acceptance speech [104][196]
Select film segments
Select performances

Speakers and other events

In the past, hundreds of people had addressed each convention, giving many local or statewide candidates a valuable photo op, a notable difference from this convention. Some of the speeches at this convention were pre-recorded.[200]

The convention included performances by Leon Bridges, the Chicks, Common, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Billy Porter, Maggie Rogers, Prince Royce, Stephen Stills, and others.[201]

A number of speakers at the convention included individuals who are everyday Americans, rather than officeholders or celebrities.[133][202] A number of these speakers were dissatisfied Republicans, including individuals who had voted for Trump in 2016, but plan on voting for Biden in 2020.[133][203]

Daytime events

Caucus meetings and other events were streamed on various platforms earlier on the days of the convention.[158] Virtual policy roundtables were hosted in partnership with Business Forward.[204] Many partner organization events were planned to be held, including a Protect Our Care health care panel with Nancy Pelosi, Xavier Becerra, Kathleen Sebelius, and three of the five health care activists featured in a conversation with Joe Biden on Night 2 of the convention.[205]

Before the convention opened, an Interfaith Welcome Service was held virtually on August 16, a partner event to the DNC.[206]

Official pre-show programs

Before the official convention broadcast started, each night there was an official pre-show.[158]

The first night featured a single pre-show program, the live special Behind The Rhyme presents Your Voice Your Vote.[158] It was to be streamed exclusively on Twitch.[158]

The second night featured a single pre-show program, the live special Behind The Rhyme presents Your Voice Your Vote.[158] It was to be streamed exclusively on Twitch.[158]

The third-night featured two pre-show programs.[158] The first, running from 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. EDT, was scheduled to be the Democratic Governors Association-hosted panel "Bold Leadership: Women Governors Leading". The panel featured Oregon governor Kate Brown, Kansas governor Laura Kelly, New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Maine governor Janet Mills and Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, and was be moderated by Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo.[158] The second program, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT, was be the live special Behind The Rhyme presents Your Voice Your Vote. It was streamed exclusively on Twitch.[158]

The fourth night was to feature three pre-show programs. The first, running from 7 to 8 p.m. EDT was to be the Democratic Governors Association-hosted panel entitled "#DemGovsGetItDone: Progress in Red & Purple States". This panel featured Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, Kentucky governor Andy Beshear, Wisconsin governor Tony Evers, and Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, and would be moderated by Stacey Abrams.[158] Two official pre-show events were to be hosted beginning at 8 p.m. EDT. The first was planned to be the live special Behind The Rhyme presents Your Voice Your Vote, streamed exclusively on Twitch.[158] The second was to be the live special "Crooked Media presents Pod Save America Live from the Democratic National Couch-vention!", featuring Pod Save America hosts Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, and Daniel Pfeiffer.[158] The Pod Save America program was planned to include the world premiere of the documentary short "Dress Rehearsal".[158]

Official post-show programs

There was an official post-show edition of Behind The Rhyme presents Your Voice Your Vote each night of the convention streamed exclusively on Twitch. Each of these included panels followed by a set by a DJ. The first night's DJ was Beverly Bond, the second night's was Vashtie, the third night's was DJ Cassidy, and the fourth night's was Jermaine Dupri.[158]

Notable speeches

Jill Biden

Jill Biden official portrait 2 (1).jpg
How do you make a broken family whole? The same way you make a nation whole. With love and understanding – and with small acts of kindness. With bravery. With unwavering faith.

Jill Biden at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[207]

Jill Biden, the spouse of presidential nominee Joe Biden and the former second lady of the United States, delivered her speech on the second night of the convention from the classroom at Brandywine High School in Wilmington, Delaware, where she had been an English teacher from 1991 through 1993.

Biden's speech was focused on both family and education. She discussed how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had impacted education, as well as families and the economy. She touted her husband as a candidate capable of tackling the pandemic.

Biden also recounted the personal tragedies that her husband had endured, including the deaths of his first wife, Neilia, and first-born daughter, Naomi, in a 1972 automobile accident, and the 2015 death of his son Beau from brain cancer.[208]

Joe Biden

Joe Biden (48548455397) (rotated).jpg
Here and now I give you my word. If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us, not the worst. I will be an ally of the light, not the darkness. It's time for us, for we, the people, to come together. And make no mistake. United we can and will overcome this season of darkness in America.

Joe Biden at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[209]

Joe Biden, the 2020 Democratic nominee for president, delivered a speech on the fourth night of the convention from Wilmington, Delaware. A common motif emphasized throughout was the conflict between light, referring to himself, and darkness, referring to Donald Trump.[210]

Biden began his speech by quoting Ella Baker.[209] Biden pledged to be a president for all Americans, regardless of whether or not they voted for him.[209]

Biden referenced the killing of George Floyd in his speech.[209]

While drawing a contrast between himself and Trump, Biden's speech did not include any utterances of his main opponent's name.[211]

Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg January 2019 (1).jpg
The two people running for president couldn't be more different. One believes in facts. One does not. One listens to experts. The other thinks he knows everything. One looks forward and sees strength in America's diversity. The other looks backwards and sees immigrants as enemies and white supremacists as allies. Here's another difference. One has proven he knows how to handle a crisis by helping to lead the economic turnaround after the 2008 recession, while the other has not only failed to lead, he has made the current crisis much worse.

Michael Bloomberg at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[212]

Former mayor of New York City and candidate for the 2020 Democratic nomination Michael Bloomberg delivered his speech on the final night of the convention from Colorado.[199]

Bloomberg laid contrast between incumbent Republican president Donald Trump and Biden.[212]

Bloomberg declared, "I'm not asking you to vote against Donald Trump because he's a bad guy. I'm urging you to vote against him because he's done a bad job."[212]

Bloomberg likened the prospect reelecting Trump to rehiring or working for, "someone who ran your business into the ground, and who always does what's best for him or her, even when it hurts the company, and whose reckless decisions put you in danger".[212]

Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg (49405495202) (1).jpg
I trust Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to guide this nation toward that better future, because I have seen their commitment, and their empathy, up close. And I trust the capacity of America to grow more inclusive, because I have lived it.

Pete Buttigieg at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[213]

Former mayor of South Bend, Indiana and candidate for the 2020 Democratic nomination Pete Buttigieg delivered his speech on the final night of the convention from LangLab in South Bend, Indiana, where he and his husband, Chasten, had held their wedding reception years earlier.[214]

Buttigieg, himself openly homosexual, highlighted the progress that the United States had made on LGBT rights during his lifetime, pointing to his marriage (enabled by the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision) and the viability of his candidacy as an openly gay candidate for the presidency as two examples of such progress.[213][214] He also mentioned how, earlier in his life, when he served in the military, the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy (since repealed in 2011 under the Obama administration) had barred him from being open about his sexuality while in service.[213]

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton at the Clinton Foundation in New York (40806662552).jpg
Our party is united in offering you a very different choice: a go-to-work president. A down-to-earth, get-the-job-done guy. A man with a mission: to take responsibility, not shift the blame; concentrate, not distract; unite, not divide. Our choice is Joe Biden.

Bill Clinton at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[215]

Former president of the United States Bill Clinton delivered his speech on the second night of the convention from Chappaqua, New York.[139]

Clinton began his speech by declaring that he believed United States presidential elections to be, "the world's most important job interview".[215]

Clinton lambasted President Donald Trump's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[215]

Clinton praised Biden's work in the Obama administration on repairing the United States economy from the Great Recession.[215] He praised Biden's plans to rebuild the United States economy from the downturn it experienced amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[215]

He argued that Biden should be elected and that Trump should be denied a second term, declaring, "You know what Donald Trump will do with four more years: blame, bully, and belittle. And you know what Joe Biden will do: build back better."[215]

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2 (1).jpg
For four years, people have said to me, 'I didn't realize how dangerous (Trump) was,' 'I wish I could go back and do it over,' 'I should have voted.' This can't be another woulda-coulda-shoulda election. If you're voting by mail, request your ballot now, and send it back as soon as you can. If you vote in person, do it early. Bring a friend and wear a mask. Become a poll worker...Remember, Joe and Kamala can win 3 million more votes and still lose. Take it from me. We need numbers so overwhelming Trump can't sneak or steal his way to victory.

Hillary Clinton at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[216]

Former United States secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton delivered her speech on the third night of the convention from Chappaqua, New York.[186]

Clinton praised Biden and Harris as, "leaders equal to this moment".[216] She praised Biden's "thoughtfulness and empathy".[216] She praised Harris as a, "daughter of an extraordinary mother," as well as, "relentless in the pursuit of justice, and uncommonly kind."[216]

Clinton, herself a former First Lady of the United States, expressed joy towards Jill Biden's intentions to continue her work as an educator if she becomes First Lady.[216]

Clinton urged voters not to repeat the result of the 2016 election in which Trump had defeated her in the United States Electoral College, thus winning the presidency.[216]

Clinton criticized Trump's presidency, saying, "Remember in 2016 when Trump asked 'What do you have to lose?' Well, now we know. Our health, our jobs, even our lives. Our leadership in the world and, yes, our post office."[216]

Clinton stated that she believes that it is morally wrong that the richest Americans saw their wealth increase during the pandemic while tens of millions of other Americans lost.[216]

Clinton declared, reiterating an African proverb she had helped popularize in the United States, that "it still takes a village". Her speech invoked DREAMers, and reiterated support for Black Lives Matter, while invoking the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery.[216]

Clinton invoked the struggle for voting rights in the United States. She mentioned that the previous day had marked the centennial of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted nationwide women's suffrage.[216] She also invoked John Lewis' participation in the Selma to Montgomery marches fighting against racial injustice, including the disenfranchisement of black voters.[216]

Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo by Pat Arnow cropped (1).jpeg
Americans' eyes have been opened, and we have seen in this crisis the truth: that government matters and leadership matters.

Andrew Cuomo at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[217]

Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo delivered his speech on the opening night of the convention from Albany, New York.[161]

While referencing a number of issues that plagued the nation, Cuomo's speech primarily focused on criticizing President Donald Trump's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[217][218]

Cuomo also declared that, "Only a strong body can fight off the virus, and America's divisions weakened it."[217]

Brayden Harrington

Kids like me are counting on you to elect someone we can all look up to, someone who cares, someone who will make our country and the world feel better. We're counting on you to elect Joe Biden.

— Brayden Harrington at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[219]

Brayden Harrington spoke on the convention's closing night.[139][219] Harrington, a 13-year-old New Hampshire boy who stutters, spoke about how, on the campaign trail during the primaries, Joe Biden had related to him about his struggles overcoming a stutter of his own, and had shared advice for how to persevere through such an impediment.[139][219]

Harrington's speech attracted significant attention, being seen as one of the highlights of the convention's final night.[219]

Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris official photo (2).jpg
Joe and I believe that we can build that beloved community, one that is strong and decent, just and kind. One in which we all can see ourselves...I pledge to you that we will act boldly and deal with our challenges honestly. We will speak truths. And we will act with the same faith in you that we ask you to place in us.

Kamala Harris at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[220]

In her vice-presidential nomination acceptance speech on the third night of the convention, Kamala Harris declared that she and Biden will, if elected, tackle issues facing the United States, including racial injustices.[220] Harris provided an autobiographical summary of her life and career.[220]

John Kasich

Governor John Kasich (1).jpg
Joe Biden is a man for our times, times that call for all of us to take off our partisan hats and put our nation first.

John Kasich at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[221]

Republican former governor of Ohio and 2000 and 2016 Republican presidential candidate John Kasich delivered remarks on the opening night of the convention in a pre-recorded video filmed at a road junction near his personal residence in Westerville, Ohio.[222]

Kasich began his speech by declaring that, "America is at a crossroads."[221] While calling himself a, "lifelong Republican", he declared that this came second to his sense of responsibility to the United States, which had compelled him to appear at the convention.[221]

Building on the opening metaphor of America being at a crossroads, as well as the visual metaphor of the speech's physical location at the divergence of two paths, in his closing, Kasich declared that, "When America chooses the right path and pulls together, like we've done so many times before, we can dream big dreams and we can see the top of the mountain as a United States of America, with a soul that is a beacon of freedom to the entire world"[221]

John Kerry

Former United States Secretary of State, John Kerry (29826211427) (1).jpg
Donald Trump pretends Russia didn't attack our elections. And now, he does nothing about Russia putting a bounty on our troops. So, he won't defend our country, he doesn't know how to defend our troops. The only person he's interested in defending is himself.

John Kerry at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[179][207]

On the opening night of the convention, former United States secretary of state and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry delivered a speech in Boston, Massachusetts, which heavily criticized Donald Trump's approach foreign policy, characterizing it as a nonstop "blooper reel".[179][223]

Kerry criticized Trump for denying the existence of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, and for what Kerry charged was Trump's failure to protect United States troops from the alleged Russian bounty program.[224]

Barack Obama

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Any chance of success depends entirely on the outcome of this election. This administration has shown it will tear our democracy down if that's what it takes to win. So we have to get busy building it up -- by pouring all our effort into these 76 days, and by voting like never before -- for Joe and Kamala, and candidates up and down the ticket, so that we leave no doubt about what this country we love stands for -- today and for all our days to come.

Barack Obama at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[225]

Former United States president Barack Obama delivered his speech on the third night of the convention from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[191]

During his speech, Obama broke with the customary practice of not criticizing his presidential successor by name.[226]

In his remarks, Obama declared, "Donald Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't. And the consequences of that failure are severe. 170,000 Americans dead. Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever. Our worst impulses unleashed, our proud reputation around the world badly diminished, and our democratic institutions threatened like never before."[225]

Michelle Obama

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Whenever we look to this White House for some leadership or consolation or any semblance of steadiness, what we get instead is chaos, division, and a total and utter lack of empathy...Let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can. Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is.

Michelle Obama at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[227]

Former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama delivered her speech on the opening night of the convention from her personal residence in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.[166]

Obama reaffirmed her conviction in the motto she expressed during her 2016 convention speech, "when they go low, we go high".[227][228]

Obama declared her belief that, "being president doesn't change who you are; it reveals who you are."[227]

Obama touted what she felt were some the successes of her husband's presidency and Joe Biden's vice presidency, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, respect for the United States from the international community, and steps made internationally to address climate change.[227] She contrasted these with what she felt were some of the failures of the Trump presidency. She characterized the United States under Trump's leadership as, "underperforming not simply on matters of policy, but on matters of character."[227] One failure she charged Trump with was the United States' death toll and domestic economic damage of the COVID-19 pandemic, for which she faulted Trump's downplaying of the severity of the virus.[227] Another aspect of the Trump presidency she criticized was its reneging on international agreements and its betrayal of alliances that had been championed by past presidents, including Republicans Ronald Reagan and Dwight D. Eisenhower.[227] She also criticized what she regarded to be Trump's emboldening of "torch-bearing white supremacists" seen at the Unite the Right rally.[227] Obama further criticized Trump's derision of the political catchphrase and movement Black Lives Matter.[227]

After declaring Trump an unfit president, Obama remarked, "it is what it is", echoing words that Trump had recently used about the COVID-19 death toll.[228]

Obama directly invoked the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, both of whom had been killed by law enforcement earlier in 2020, and whose deaths had become central flash points of ongoing protests and unrest that are considered part of the Black Lives Matter movement.[227]

Obama touted the virtues of Biden's character, declaring him a "profoundly decent man," that, "knows what it takes to rescue an economy, beat back a pandemic, and lead our country."[227][228] She recounted the personal tragedies that he had endured, including the deaths of his first wife, Neilia, and first-born daughter, Naomi, in a 1972 automobile accident, and the 2015 death of his son Beau from brain cancer, declaring that Biden's "life is a testament to getting back up, and he is going to channel that same grit and passion to pick us all up, to help us heal and guide us forward".[227]

Obama warned of potential voter suppression in the 2020 election, and urged citizens to collectively cast their votes for Biden, "in numbers that cannot be ignored".[228]

In the penultimate sentences of her speech, she quoted John Lewis as saying, "When you see something that is not right, you must say something. You must do something."[227]

Nancy Pelosi

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We will elect President Biden, whose heart is full of love for America, and rid the country of Trump's heartless disregard for America's goodness...Our mission and our pledge is to fight for a future equal to the ideals of our founders, our hopes for our children, and the sacrifices of our veterans, our brave men and women in uniform and their families.

Nancy Pelosi at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[229]

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi delivered her speech on the third night of the convention from San Francisco, California.[186]

Pelosi began her speech by expressing her pride in the diversity of the Democratic majority she leads in the United States House of Representatives.[229]

In her remarks Pelosi painted President Donald Trump and Republican United States Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell as dual obstacles to progress.[230]

Pelosi praised Biden as, "battle-tested, forward-looking, honest and authentic" and Harris as, "committed to our Constitution, brilliant in defending it".[229]

Colin Powell

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Our country needs a commander in chief who takes care of our troops in the same way he would his own family...Joe Biden will be a president we will all be proud to salute. With Joe Biden in the White House, you will never doubt that he will stand with our friends and stand up to our adversaries...On day one he will restore America's leadership and our moral authority.

Colin Powell at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[231]

Republican former United States secretary of state Colin Powell delivered his speech on the second night of the convention from Washington, D.C.[180]

Powell opened his speech by briefly recounting the stories of how each of his parents immigrated to the United States from Jamaica.[231]

Powell extolled Biden for having morally strong defining values.[231]

Powell praised the sort of leadership he argued that Biden would bring to the United States as president.[231] He argued Biden would, "restore America's leadership in the world and restore the alliances we need to address the dangers that threaten our nation, from climate change to nuclear proliferation."[231]

He described the United States as "a country divided", and argued that President Trump is, "doing everything in his power to keep up that way", arguing that Biden would be a unifier as president.[231]

Bernie Sanders

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We have a president who is not only incapable of addressing these crises but is leading us down the path of authoritarianism...This election is the most important in the modern history of this country. In response to the unprecedented crises we face, we need an unprecedented response—a movement, like never before, of people who are prepared to stand up and fight for democracy and decency—and against greed, oligarchy, and bigotry. And we need Joe Biden as our next president.

Bernie Sanders at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[232]

United States senator from Vermont and candidate for the 2016 and 2020 Democratic nominations Bernie Sanders spoke from Burlington, Vermont, on the opening night of the convention.[54][233]

In his speech, Sanders urged his supporters to lend their support to Biden in order to oust Donald Trump.[232][233] He conceded that, while he and Biden disagree on the specifics their plans to expand healthcare coverage and lower prescription drug costs, Biden still has a plan that greatly accomplish this.[232][233] He also touted other issues for which Biden has plans.[232]

Chuck Schumer

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America, Donald Trump has quit on you. We need a president with dignity, integrity, and the experience to lead us out of this crisis, a man with a steady hand and a big heart who will never—ever—quit on America: that man is my friend Joe Biden. He will be a great president.

Chuck Schumer at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[234]

United States Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer delivered his speech on the second night of the convention from the New York City, New York, borough of Brooklyn, with the Statue of Liberty in the background.[139][234]

Schumer invoked the memory of immigrants, such as his grandparents, who were greeted by the Statue of Liberty upon their arrival in the United States.[234]

Schumer argued that America will benefit from both electing the ticket of Biden and Harris, as well as from flipping control of the United States Senate from Republican to Democratic.[234]

Kristin Urquiza

"My dad was a healthy 65-year-old. His only pre-existing condition was trusting Donald Trump, and for that, he paid with his life...The coronavirus has made it clear that there are two Americas; the America that Donald Trump lives in and the America that my father died in. Enough is enough. Donald Trump may not have caused the coronavirus, but his dishonesty and his irresponsible actions made it so much worse"

— Kristin Urquiza at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[235]

On the opening night of the convention, Kristin Urquiza, who had lost her father Mark Urquiza to COVID-19, gave a speech, in which she said that her father, who believed Donald Trump and other Republicans that Urquiza blamed for downplaying the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, had disregarded his safety and went to a karaoke bar with friends, where he possibly contracted the disease he succumbed to.[235][236][237]

Urquiza criticized Trump for "dishonesty" and "irresponsible actions", which she faulted with worsening the pandemic.[235][236]

Urquiza also said that one of the last things her father, who she said voted for Trump in 2016, had told her before dying was that he "felt betrayed by the likes of Donald Trump", and that she therefore planned to cast her 2020 vote for Joe Biden in honor of her father.[235][237]

Urquiza's speech was regarded by pundits to be one of the highlights of the convention's opening night.[238]

Elizabeth Warren

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We build infrastructure like roads, bridges and communications systems so that people can work...It's time to recognize that childcare is part of the basic infrastructure of this nation—it's infrastructure for families. Joe and Kamala will make high-quality child care affordable for every family, make preschool universal, and raise the wages for every child care worker.

Elizabeth Warren at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[239]

United States senator from Massachusetts and candidate for the 2020 Democratic nomination Elizabeth Warren delivered her speech on the third night of the convention from a classroom located in a Springfield, Massachusetts, early learning center that was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[240] Warren's speech centered on the importance of passing legislation to provide universal child care.[241]

Gretchen Whitmer

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It's crucial that we rally together to fight this virus and build our economy back better...With Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the White House, we will.

Gretchen Whitmer at the 2020 Democratic National Convention[242]

Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer delivered her speech on the opening night of the convention from UAW Local 603 in Lansing, Michigan.[155]

Whitmer began by praising Barack Obama and Joe Biden's actions to rescue the auto industry amid its 2008–10 crisis.[242] Whitmer then transitioned into discussing both the Michigan and national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.[242] She argued that Biden and Harris would provide the leadership needed to address the pandemic.[242]

Keynote address (various speakers)

Demonstrations and protests

August 20 protest organized by the Coalition to March on the DNC

There were some demonstrations and protests held outside of the convention venue in Milwaukee.[91][247]

Several groups scheduled protests in Milwaukee during the convention.[71][87] Ryan Hamann, co-chair of the "Coalition to March on the DNC" stated that his coalition's planned protests would focus on police reform, in effect being a continuance of the nationwide George Floyd protests.[248]

On August 2, the City of Milwaukee reported that very little interest had been indicated by parties in seeking permits to either organize a downtown parade or a speech in a downtown park.[249]

Club Kids Inc. was scheduled to hold a permitted parade in Milwaukee at noon CDT on August 17.[249] The Women's Human Rights Campaign was scheduled to hold a permitted parade in Milwaukee on August 20 at 10 A.M. CDT.[249]

DNC Delegates United for Peace protest

One day before the opening of the convention, the "DNC Delegates United for Peace" protest saw protesters, including convention delegates, protest in Milwaukee against war and military spending.[250]

Other groups protesting in Milwaukee included Democrats for Life of America.[71]

The Trump campaign held counter-events in Wisconsin during the convention.[251] The campaign officially held a "Women for Trump" campaign event in Pleasant Prairie the day before the start of the convention.[252] Additionally, the White House held multiple events in Wisconsin, which included one event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on the opening day of the convention, and another in Milwaukee itself the third day of the convention, with the first event featuring President Donald Trump and the latter event featuring Vice President Mike Pence.[251][253][254] The presence of a Trump event caused the Coalition to March on the DNC to alter their plans for Monday and protest outside of the Trump event rather than outside of the convention itself.[255]

There were protests outside of the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, with over 100 pro-Trump demonstrators assembling a few hours prior to Biden's acceptance speech and electronic message trucks driving around the site criticizing Biden's alleged sexual assault of a former aide. The trucks were paid for Turning Point Action.[256]

Broadcast and media coverage

The convention was slimmed down from previous iterations in terms of the length of television programming it provided, with only two hours of televised events taking place on each night of the convention.[257] Domestic 24-hour cable news channels broadcast both hours, but Fox News and the big three domestic television networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) only broadcast the last hour.[258][259] In contrast, for past conventions, domestic 24-hour cable news channels broadcast wall-to-wall coverage of day-long proceedings.[260] However, the length of prime time coverage provided by the "Big Three" domestic television networks was also one hour per night during the Democratic and Republican conventions of 2016.[260][259]

PBS aired three hours of nightly coverage, including commentary.[261] A number of domestic cable news channels and internet news platforms and streaming video news channels also aired significant coverage of the convention in addition to the two hours of the convention itself.[261]

In addition to the main convention broadcast, other media coverage opportunities were made available to the press by the convention organizers and the Biden campaign, including remote press briefings and interviews.[64]

Broadcasters pooled their resources and shrunk their footprints at the convention.[68] The convention organizers worked with both the network pool and the congressional press galleries to establish pooled media opportunities.[64] There was more of a reliance by broadcasters on footage from press pool cameras than at past conventions.[99] Broadcasters relied on the same shared camera feed of the convention's stage.[68][262] As with past conventions, the convention organizers made a feed of convention proceedings available for free to media organizations.[64][76]

Due to the pandemic, and the resultant decentralization of the convention, there was only expected to be a small press pool in Milwaukee, with as few as a hundred media personnel being anticipated to travel to Milwaukee.[254][261] This was drastically less than the more than 15,000 that traveled to Philadelphia for the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[261] Unlike past conventions, most broadcasters did not send correspondents to the convention site, and instead filmed their reporters at remote sites.[68][257][259][261] Limited press were be admitted into the Wisconsin Center headquarters of the convention.[77] Those reporters that did go to the convention were socially distanced, and, at least at times, reported from outside of the convention hall.[68] Most broadcasters had their correspondents provide coverage from network studios in New York City and Washington, D.C.[257][259][261] In addition to filming their correspondents off-site, most broadcasters also used their primary control rooms in their headquarter cities, as opposed to the practice of establishing temporary control rooms in the convention city as many had for past conventions.[99] Few national broadcasters sent crews to Milwaukee.[261]

After the downsizing, but even before it was announced that Biden and other speakers would no longer travel to Milwaukee, many broadcasters had already substantially scaled back plans to send reporters to the city, or had planned to forgo sending reporters to the city altogether.[68][257] By July 29, Fox News was the only broadcaster confirmed to be sending correspondents to the convention hall itself.[257] As of early July, MSNBC had still planned a "light footprint" in the city Milwaukee, but planned to position the reporters they do send outdoors, where they can socially distance from each other, instead of inside the convention venue.[262] CNN also, as of early August, still planned to send reporters to Milwaukee.[263] As of early August, CBS News was planning to send two correspondents to Milwaukee.[263] In addition, after the downsizing, but even before it was that Biden and other speakers would no longer be traveling to Milwaukee, broadcasters had already planned to significantly decrease the size of crews they would send to capture the convention in comparison to previous years.[99] CNN had already canceled its original plans to operate a "CNN Grill" studio and meeting space, similar to those it had operated at every major party convention since 2004. They had originally planned to use Turner Hall for such a space.[264] Fox News, on the other hand, before the announcement that Biden and other speakers would not be traveling to the convention, still planned to retain their plans to utilize the Deer Camp building in Milwaukee as a broadcast space,[262] and CBS News still planned to rent the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center for broadcast use.[263] NBCUniversal cancelled similar plans to use the Good City Brewing location adjacent to the Fiserv Forum.[265]

Due to the fact that Biden and Harris spoke from Wilmington, Delaware, some media personnel covered the convention from there, with a number of broadcast vans and media tents being stationed in the parking lots of the Chase Center on the Riverfront (where Biden and Harris spoke) and adjacent Frawley Stadium.[181][266]

The originally-planned full-scale convention in Fiserv Forum would have seen broadcasters set up live sets inside the arena, similar to those in this image of the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

The originally-planned full-scale convention in the Fiserv Foum would have seen broadcasters set up live sets inside the arena, as has been practice at past conventions.[262] Before the announcement that speakers would no longer be traveling to Milwaukee, convention organizers had been setting up some form of indoor and outdoor news media spaces at the Milwaukee convention hub.[72][263]

The Wisconsin Center was used for the convention's broadcast and production, acting as the control room and "hub" of the convention production.[74][75] The convention organizers established a custom video control room there designed to handle hundreds of feeds from across the country, in order to accommodate the remote speeches.[64][76] Supplementary control rooms existed in other locations, such as in Delaware.[267] Producer Glenn Weiss oversaw the production from a temporary control studio created for him at his personal residence.[122]

Official streams and watch parties

In addition to coverage by broadcasters, there is a stream broadcast by the DNC itself on fifteen platforms. These platforms are the convention's website, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, Amazon Prime Video, Microsoft Bing, Apple TV, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, AT&T U-verse, DirectTV, Comcast Xfinity X1, Comcast Xfinity Flex, and Amazon Alexa.[64][76][258][268]

In addition, the Biden campaign scheduled numerous virtual watch parties during the convention which showed a stream of the convention, with a number of them being hosted by prominent politicians and celebrities.[269][270] Some outdoor socially-distanced watch parties were hosted by Democratic Party organizations, such as one for Connecticut convention delegates to attend at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford.[271] There were additionally drive-in watch parties held by Democratic Party organizers, including one right outside the Chase Center on the Riverfront on the night Biden accepted his nomination there.[54][272][273][274][275]

Evening television viewership

According to Nielsen, the Democratic National Convention averaged 21.6 million views across all traditional cable and television networks across all four nights.[276] This is composed of 19.7 million viewers on night 1, 19.2 million viewers on night 2, 22.8 million viewers on night 3, 24.6 million viewers on night 4.[citation needed]

These numbers do not include viewers on livestream.

Night 1

Night one of the Democratic convention had 19.7 million viewers across all cable and television networks tracked by Nielsen. The first night of the Republican convention had 17.0 million viewers across the same networks.[277]

Night one of the Democratic convention had 18.8 million viewers across six major, traditional television (NBC, CBS, ABC) and cable networks (FNC, CNN, MSNBC) tracked by Nielsen. The first night of the Republican convention had 15.9 million viewers across the same six networks.[277]

The viewership for the first night of the convention was down by 25% compared to the equivalent night in 2016.[278]

Compared to 2016, the only network that saw a rise in viewership for Night 1 was MSNBC.[citation needed]

Night 2

Night two of the Democratic convention had 19.2 million viewers across all television networks tracked by Nielsen. The second night of the Republican convention had 19.4 million viewers across the same networks.[280]

Night two of the Democratic convention had 18.5 million viewers across six major, traditional television and cable networks tracked by Nielsen. The second night of the Republican convention had 18 million viewers across the same six networks. These numbers do not include viewers on streaming services.[281]

Compared to 2016, the only network that saw a rise in viewership for Night 2 was MSNBC.[citation needed]

Night 3

Night three of the Democratic convention had 22.8 million viewers across all television networks tracked by Nielsen. The third night of the Republican convention had 17.3 million viewers across the same networks.[282]

Night three of the Democratic convention had 21.5 million viewers across six major, traditional television and cable networks tracked by Nielsen.[283]

Compared to 2016, the only network that saw a rise in viewership for Night 3 was MSNBC.[citation needed]

Night 4

Night four of the Democratic convention had 24.6 million viewers across all television networks tracked by Nielsen.[284]

Compared to 2016, the only network that saw a rise in viewership for Night 4 was MSNBC.[citation needed]

Compared to Night 3 of 2020, the only networks that saw a rise in viewership for Night 4 were Fox News Channel and ABC.

Impact

The convention was regarded to have been largely successful.[285][286]

Lack of a convention bounce

The first polls conducted after the Democratic National Convention showed no convention bounce for Biden.[285][287] Later polling, conducted after the Republican National Convention concluded the following week, indicated that there had been virtually no convention bounce for either party coming out of August conventions held in back-to-back weeks.[288][289][290]

Ahead of, and during, the conventions, various outlets had speculated that significant convention bounces were unlikely for either party.[291][292][287][293] This was due to several cited factors. One was that it had been observed that convention bounces had been more minuscule in recent elections. Per some calculations, convention bounces had averaged just 2 points since 2004, compared to just under 7 points between 1968 and 2000.[291] Per other calculations, average bounces since 1996 averaged 3.6 points, while bounces between 1962 and 1992 averaged 6.3 points.[287] Another factor cited for why it was seen as unlikely for either party to generate a significant convention bounce was that polls in the 2020 race had, in the months prior to the convention, shown a remarkably steady race, with Biden maintaining an average lead of 6 points, exceeding a 10-point lead in some polls and never slipping below a lead of 4 points in the polling average. It has been shown that more stable races tend to see smaller convention bounces.[291][293] Another was that the conventions, having been scaled-back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were seen as less likely to generate as much attention as past conventions had, particularly due to the decrease in television viewership .[291][292] Another was that the electorate was already strongly opinionated on the candidates, with more voters holding a strong opinion on Trump than any incumbent since at least 1980, and more voters holding a strong opinion on Biden than any challenger to an incumbent since at least 1980.[291] Races where voters hold strong opinions on the candidates tend to see smaller convention bounces.[291] Strong partisanship among the electorate was another cited factor.[293]

The Democrats were also seen as having factors which the Republican convention did not that might hamper its chances at a convention bump. One was the fact that the Republicans would hold their convention immediately following them.[285] Additionally, the fact that Biden already had a large lead among independents heading into the convention possibly made Biden particularly unlikely to experience a convention bounce, as some speculated that Biden may have already been near his likely ceiling of support.[287][294]

While his electoral poll numbers may not have received a bounce, some polling showed Biden to have received a boost in favorability ratings.[295][296]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Declared abstention
  2. ^ 35 delegates did not vote[citation needed]
  1. ^ Originally scheduled to be held July 13–16, but rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  2. ^ Includes all delegates not voting, whether announced as abstentions or not.

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