Who kicked off tonight with a keynote. Plus two former president s, jimmy carter and bill clinton. And one of americas most prominent republicans, general colin powell. It is also a night for some traditional Convention Business and like Everything Else this year, its being done in a brand new way. The roll call of the states from the states. Starting with alabama, in selma. Delaware will secure the nomination for favorite son joe biden at the close. Lets check in now with the state of nebraska. A lot of us dont have paid sick leave or even quality protective equipment. We are human beings, not robots, not disposable. We want to help you feed your family, but we need a president that will have our backs. Nebraska casts 33 votes for our next president , joe biden. Nevada. Working people are the backbone of our economy and the key torecovery. Joe biden knows its not enough to praise them, we have to reward them. So, lets raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour, empower workerss and safer wo
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