Thank you for joining us on day two of the 2020 Republican National convention. You can find this event and the latest Convention News on our Convention Hub at thehill. Com. This program is also coming to you live on facebook and twitter. The presidency is not the only race up for grabs in november. Today, we look for the battle for control of congress and other down ballot races. We have terrific guests joining us, but before we dive in i would like to thank the American Petroleum institute for their support of the event. Along with the president ial campaign, congressional and other down ballot races have also been affected by the pandemic. What that could mean for republicans as they seek to control retain control of the senate and take back the house. Before we get underway, a few housekeeping notes you can tweet us at the hill events using thehill2020. We are live and we could experience occasional troubles with the video, usually refreshing the page will fix the problem. Now, to
2027488922 for others. We want to hear from you and you can call we will take the calls in just a minute. We want to replay what john kasich had to stay. Americas at a crossroads. A choice we make as individuals and a nation about which path we want to take when we come to challenging times. America is at that crossroads today. The stakes in this election are greater then any in modern times. Many of us have been deeply concerned about the current path we have been following for the past four years. Tois a path that has led division, dysfunction, irresponsibility, and growing vitriol between our citizens. Pathnuing to follow that will have terrible consequences for americas soul because we are being taken down the wrong road by a president who has pitted one against the other. He is unlike all of our best leaders before him who worked to unite us, to bridge our differences and lead us to a united america. Joe biden is a man for our times , times that call for all of us to take off our
Program for this evening. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. , three of the dnc conventions the democrats making their case against President Trump and for joe biden. This is a live view outside wilmington, delaware. Kamala harris made it official as the Vice President ial nominee. Tomorrow night, joe biden will except the nomination. Getust a moment, we will the perspective of former republican punishment tom davis of virginia in the florida democrat, debbie watchman joining us from her home. Emily larson has been keeping track of all of this for the washington examiner. I want to begin with the speech by senator Kamala Harris. For those voters who may be undecided, did she moved the needle . She certainly hopes she did. Im not sure if we can tell at the point if she spread needle. It will be interesting to see, in the age of these virtual conventions, whether either candidate gets a Convention Bump in the polls. We have seen that in previous cycles. She did do a very good job o
Vice president of the United States of america. Committed to the values she taught me, to the word that faith and to walk by to a vision, and passed on through generations of americans, one that joe biden vision of our nation as a beloved community, where all are welcome, no matter what we look like, no matter where we come from or who we love, a country where we may not agree on every detail, but we are united by the fundamental belief that every human being is of infinite worth, deserving of compassion, dignity, and respect. And senator harris spoke at the chase center in wilmington, delaware. Michael, in gaithersburg, merrick marilyn. Kamala harris accepts the Vice President ial nomination. What do you think . Caller i am appalled. I do not like her. I am going to vote for donald trump for a second time. It is not the Democratic Party of the past. They keep talking about uniting people, and so far i thought we were passed looking out the color of peoples skin. Of course, i am in my
Listen on the free cspan radio app. For only the third time in u. S. History, a Major Political party is nominating a woman to be their Vice President ial candidate. The first time was in 1984, when democrats chose Geraldine Ferraro. 24 years later, republicans nominated then Alaska Governor sarah palin. Here are their speeches. When nominated, Geraldine Ferraro was representing queens, new york, for three terms as a member of the u. S. House. Earlier, as a Public School teacher, she took night classes at the university to earn a law degree and later work as an assistant district attorney. She went on to lose two primary races th was the u. S. Ambassador to the un human rights commission. Geraldine ferraro accepted the Vice President ial nomination in san francisco. [applause] [cheering] [applause] [cheering] [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen of the convention [cheering] [applause] ladies and gentlemen of the convention, ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my name is Geral