2024-08-20 21:20:02
Georgia Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock endorsed Democratic Presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during the opening night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Monday.
Georgia could prove to be a pivotal state for a second presidential election in a row and polling out of the Peach State shows that Harris has closed the gap between where former Democratic presumptive nominee President Joe Biden stood against Republican nominee former President Donald Trump. Cook Political Report has the Vice President in a statistical tie against Trump in the state in its latest poll.
Warnock’s speech echoed ones he made at the pulpit while attacking the Republican nominee and Republican efforts to disenfranchise voters in battleground states, including Georgia.
“Behind the ‘Big Lie’ was an even bigger lie, it is the lie that this increasingly diverse American electorate does not get to determine the future of the country,” Warnock said. “The lie and the logic of January 6 is a sickness, it is a kind of cancer that metastasized into voter suppression laws all across the country.”
The Democratic National Committee convention is in Chicago through Thursday and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday is scheduled to formally accept the party’s nomination for the 2024 Election.
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Watch Sen. Raphael Warnock’s full speech
- Who are they: Junior Senator from Georgia
- What role they play: Convention speaker
- Key quote: “I saw him [Trump] hold a Bible and endorsing a bible, as if it needed an endorsement. He should try reading it.”
When and where is the 2024 DNC?
The Democratic National Convention will take place from August 19-22 in Chicago, Illinois.
The United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks, will be the main venue for the DNC.
Chicago has hosted the Democratic Convention 11 times, most recently in 1996 when the United Center saw President Bill Clinton was nominated for a second time.
How to watch and stream the 2024 DNC
The convention will air live on its website, from the United Center in Chicago between 6:15 p.m. and 11 p.m. Eastern (5:15 p.m. to 10 p.m Central) on Monday, and 7 p.m to 11 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central) the other days.
USA TODAY will provide livestream coverage on YouTube each night of the DNC, Monday through Thursday.
What are the themes for each night of the DNC?
The DNC announced nightly themes for the convention. The title of the convention is “For the People, For Our Future.”
Here are the themes for each night:
- Monday: “For the People”
- Tuesday: “A Bold Vision for America’s Future”
- Wednesday: “A Fight for our Freedoms”
- Thursday: “For our Future”
