The evening's theme, 'We the People,' will focus on 'Americans rising up to take our country back,' Democrats said.
, putting forward a unified face by highlighting speakers from both sides of the aisle who support presumptive nominee Joe Biden.
Democrats are using Monday to show support from opposite ends of the political spectrum, with speeches from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who was Biden's final primary opponent, and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a 2016 Republican candidate for president who has been critical of President Donald Trump.Monday will be an appeal to progressives who backed Sanders and moderate Republican voters like Kasich who are dissatisfied with Trump.
They and several other speakers will be followed by Monday's keynote speaker: former first lady Michelle Obama. The evening's theme,"We the People," will focus on"Americans rising up to take our country back," Democrats said, by singling out what the campaign calls the nation's three crises: the pandemic, the struggling economy and racial injustice.Also speaking Monday will be Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who was on Biden's short list forCalifornia Sen.
Under the banner "Uniting America," the convention – which had been set for Milwaukee but moved to a virtual format amid the coronavirus pandemic – also will tell the stories of Americans who are struggling during the global pandemic and economic downturn. A 57-member youth choir assembled by the Commonwealth Youthchoirs – one singer from each state and U.S. territory – is scheduled to perform the national anthem on Monday night.The event will be broadcast on major television networks. Viewers also can tune in using Amazon Prime and Amazon Fire devices, including listening via Alexa, as well as watching on Apple TV and Roku TV.
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