History tv. Every weekend on cspan3 explore our nations past. Cspan3, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. [shouting] mr. Chairman, my fellow mr. Chairman, my fellow americans, my fellow democrats, i proudly accept the nomination of our party. [ cheers and applause ] this moment, this moment is one of personal pride and gratification. Yet one cannot help but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city, and for the personal injuries which have occurred. Thats Hubert Humphrey accepting the 1968 democratic nomination for president where the democrats had gathered for their convention in the midst of the vietnam war while thousands of protesters demonstrated outside. He was unsuccessful for president in 1968 and hes the focus of this weeks Contenders Program. Were live from minnesotas History Center.
This has got to be one of the more fraught election cycles in our lifetime. Certainly a roller coaster counting process. And still unclear, a full clarifying picture of what is happening down ballot for several weeks. We have assembled a stellar team to help us navigate a couple of key questions. What happened, and why . Was there an expected gap between expectations and eventual results . If so, what was the cause of that . How are the two parties, democrats and republicans, now going to move forward in terms both their program, their policies, but also how they position themselves electorally. With that, let me turn the mic over to my coconspirator in this endeavor, ellen toscano. Ellen . Hello. I am the cofounder of the inside american politics series. Hostedfor 10 years and last year and this year by the center at nyu. We started the annual conference in 2008 following the historic election of barack obama as president of the united states. Now, we come together to discuss the elec
Certainly a roller coaster counting process. And still unclear, a full clarifying picture of what is happening down ballot for several weeks. We have assembled a stellar team to help us navigate a couple of key questions. What happened, and why . Was there an expected gap between expectations and eventual results . If so, what was the cause of that . How are the two parties, democrats and republicans, now going to move forward in terms both their program, their policies, but also how they position themselves electorally. With that, let me turn the mic over to my coconspirator in this endeavor, ellyn toscano. Ellyn . Hello. I am the cofounder of the inside american politics series. Hosted for 10 years, and last year and this year by the center at nyu. We started the annual conference in 2008 following the historic election of barack obama as president of the united states. Now, we come together to discuss the election of joe biden. With an equally historic Vice President Kamala Harris,
Barrett to the Supreme Court, with National Turn it National Journal Senate Reporter. Maryellen klaas, and then Michael Binder. Journal is next. With eight days to go until election day 2020, congas begins with a stalemate over Economic Relief and a response to the coronavirus pandemic and the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the support. The senate has a rare weekend session to move forward on the nomination and democrats are holding the senate in session through tonight, into this morning. You can see live pictures of the senate floor right now. Heres how we are dividing the lines. Republicans, 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Ndependents, 202 7488002 you can join the conversation by texting with your first name, city and state, at 202 7488003, or go to twitter, or facebook. Com cspan. Has covid19 impacted your vote . If it hasnt, we want to hear from you as well. What is impacting your vote and if the pandemic impacts your vote, we want to know why. Why has it motivated you to
Stay right there dont move mr. Chairman, my fellow americans, my fellow democrats i proudly accept the nomination of our party [ cheers and applause ] this moment this moment is one of personal pride and gratification. Yet one cant help, but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted, regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city and for the personal injuries which have occurred. [ applause ]. Thats Hubert Humphrey accepting the 1968 nomination for president at chicagos Conrad Hilton hotel where the democrat his gathered for their convention in the midst of the vietnam war while thousands of angry protesters demonstrated outside. Hubert humphrey, longtime, minnesota senator and unsuccessful candidate is the focus of this weeks Contenders Program. We are live from minnesotas history center. Nick collette is the document ari documentarian of Hubert Humphreys life and the tumultuous year of 1968. I want you to set the stage f