On the second day of the Democratic Party convention in Chicago, five thousand delegates symbolically cast their votes to confirm Kamala Harris' nomination for president of the United States. The binding vote took place virtually in early August.
Kamala Harris was voted for by all delegates from 57 states and overseas territories, as well as those representing Americans voting abroad. During the ceremony, a representative from each delegation announced that they had cast all of their votes for Harris and her vice presidential candidate, Tim Walz.
Among the speakers were those mentioned among the potential successors Joe Biden Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Democratic Party Convention in Chicago PAP/EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
An unexpectedly brief address to convention attendees came from Harris herself, who connected in Chicago from Milwaukee, where she and Walz had been speaking at a campaign rally.
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“Thank you to everyone here and there for believing in what we can do together. We are honored to be your nominees. This is a people-driven campaign, and together we will forge a new path forward for a future of freedom, optimism and faith,” she said.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz at a rally in Milwaukee PAP/EPA/JUSTIN LANE
Unlike past convention votes, this year’s was largely symbolic, with the party officially voting on the vice presidential nominee in a virtual vote earlier in the day, due to an ambiguity in local Ohio law that set a deadline for declaring candidates for election.
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Voting opened the second day of the convention in Chicago. On Tuesday night, the Chicago Bulls on stage included performances by: Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, as well as the second gentleman, Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff.
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