The Democrats Throw Joe Biden a Goodbye Party

The Run-Up

The New York Times

News Commentary, Politics, News

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🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Last night, thousands of people gathered in Chicago for the first night of the Democratic National Convention. And the crowd at the United Center was ready for a party. The evening featured a cameo from their candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, and speeches from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and, closing out the night, President Biden. Before he could begin his speech, he received a sustained round of applause — more than four minutes long. It was just one memorable moment over the course of an evening that was both a goodbye party and kickoff event. The Run-Up is coming to you from the D.N.C. all week. Today: Night One in Chicago, where the Democrats attempted to reclaim a certain expression of patriotism, and gave thanks to Mr. Biden.

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0:00.0	Good evening.
0:05.0	good evening.
0:07.0	It is so good to be with everyone this evening.
0:12.0	Last night, thousands of people gathered in Chicago for the first night of the Democratic National Convention
0:19.0	this is going to be a great week.
0:23.4	And the room was ready for a party.
0:27.1	The evening featured a cameo from their candidate
0:30.1	and speeches from people like Alexandria Acasio Cortez,
0:33.4	NBA coach Steve Kerr, Hillary Clinton, and President Joe Biden.
0:38.3	This week we'll be in your feeds each day,
0:42.1	broadcasting from Chicago, and breaking down what we've seen
0:46.5	and heard.
0:48.3	From the New York Times and the United Center in Chicago, I'm a Sted Herndon. This is the run-up. at
0:55.0	in Chicago. I'm Estet Herndon. This is the run-up.
1:02.0	We're sitting in a makeshift tent in the parking lot. It's not a tent. It's not a tent. It's a semi-ordinate
1:07.5	tent in the parking lot of the United Center and we have some activity happening around us. There's helicopter
1:14.3	swirling. It feels a real convention vibe. There's live stuff happening.
1:18.6	Yeah, there's live stuff happening. We're basically sitting outside.
1:21.6	Can you introduce yourself and tell me what you've been covering for the last year so?
1:29.7	My name is Reed Epstein and for quite a long time I covered the Joe Biden campaign and when that
1:34.8	vanished I began covering the Kamala Harris campaign. Yeah you have been
1:39.6	tasked with chronicling this from beginning to the end.
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