Democrats Nominate Biden and Harris for Democratic Ticket at ‘Unconventional Convention’

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🗓️ 21 August 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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At a virtual event this week that was termed an "unconventional convention” due to the pandemic, the Democratic Party nominated former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris for the 2020 Democratic ticket. In a historic speech Wednesday night, Sen. Harris became the first Black woman to accept the nomination for vice president of the United States with a major party. Former President Barack Obama also made history Wednesday when he delivered a forceful condemnation of his successor, President Trump. We’ll recap this year’s Democratic National Convention, including Gov. Newsom’s withdrawal from Thursday’s program because of California’s wildfire emergency. And we want to hear from you: have you been tuning in to the convention? What moments stand out to you most? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.5	Coming up on forum, during last night's unconventional Democratic National Convention,
1:18.1	Joe Biden accepted his party's nomination for president.
1:21.4	Here and now, I give you my word.
1:24.8	If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us, not the
1:30.0	worst. I'll be an ally of the light, not the darkness. It's time for us, for we the people
1:38.0	to come together. We'll recap the convention's highs and lows and historic moments,
1:43.0	including the VP nomination of California Senator Kamala Harris and Governor Gavin Newsom's last-minute convention video on climate change as wildfires rage. Join us.
1:59.1	This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Governor Gavin Newsom revised his role at the Democratic National Convention last minute due to the state's wildfires by making a brief cell phone video appearance from a forest near a Watsonville area evacuation center. The change was just one of many convention changes Democrats were forced to make to deal with the dangers posed by the pandemic.
2:22.3	In this hour, we'll recap the unconventional convention and hear what moments stood out most to you.
2:28.3	But first, we focus on Newsom and his administration's response to the state's wildfires.
2:33.3	Joining me as Scott Schaefer, senior editor for KQED's California Politics and Government
2:38.2	Desk and co-host of Political Breakdown.
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