Jill Biden, Bill Clinton Headline Night No. 2 of Democratic Convention
Source: Reuters
By Joseph Ax, 1 hour ago.
(Reuters) - Democrats will highlight the party's future leaders and turn to a political powerhouse from the past, former President Bill Clinton, to make the case for U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden at their national convention on Tuesday.
Biden's wife, Jill Biden, one of his closest political advisers, will deliver the main speech for the second night of the Democratic National Convention, after an opening night that featured a scathing attack on President Donald Trump from former first lady Michelle Obama.
Biden will be formally nominated on Tuesday. With the four-day convention largely virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic, delegates from around the country will cast votes remotely to confirm Biden, 77, as the Democratic nominee for the Nov. 3 election against the Republican Trump, 74.
The convention is being held amid worries about the safety of voting. Democrats have pushed mail-in ballots as an alternative but fear it could be hindered by cost cuts at the U.S. Postal Service that, under Louis DeJoy, a top Trump donor, have led to delays in mail service..
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On Tuesday, rather than a keynote speaker the convention will put the spotlight on 17 of the party's rising stars, including Stacey Abrams, the onetime Georgia gubernatorial nominee whom Biden considered for a running mate.
The night's theme is "Leadership Matters," organizers said.
Democratic speakers for Tuesday night also include U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a leading liberal figure; Sally Yates, the former acting U.S. attorney general who clashed with Trump during her brief tenure overseeing the Justice Department; former Secretary of State John Kerry; and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Democrats used Monday's opening program to demonstrate the broad coalition committed to defeating Trump in November.
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