President Biden is reportedly expected to speak Monday on the first day of the Democratic National Convention and earlier President Obama will address delegates on Tuesday as Kamala Harris hopes to ride a wave of momentum that has elevated the campaign.
Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz will be shown on Wednesday while Harris will close the convention by accepting the presidential nomination Thursday in Chicago, NBC News reported Monday.
Former President Clinton will speak before Walz on Wednesday while former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will speak on Monday.
It’s shaping up to be a “gang is all here” line-up of political headliners for Team Blue. The schedule presents a dramatic contrast to the Republican National Convention, where former President Trump’s disputes with former party leaders kept most away from the GOP shindig.
Democratic convention planners have had to completely tear up their old plans for one the coronation of Biden after the incumbent withdrew from the race and endorsed Harris just three weeks ago.
That amazing switcheroo catapulted Harris to a remarkable rise in the polls, where she now narrowly leads Trump in most polls.
Harris’ choice of Walz, a popular former high school teacher and football coach, has also energized the Democratic base with huge crowds serenading the duo in a blitz of battleground states last week.
Now planners must use the convention’s stagecraft to present the new ticket as a younger, forward-thinking alternative to the 78-year-old Trump.
So far, there’s no word on any celebrities who might appear to lend their voices behind Harris’ groundbreaking tried to become the first black woman President.
It is also not clear if popular former First Lady Michelle Obama will speakthough it would be surprising if she isn’t featured in some way, especially since Chicago is her hometown.
A pro-Trump super PAC said it plans to launch a $100 million ad campaign in battleground states during the convention to blunt the Harris wave.