we fight for a more perfect union, because we are fighting for the soul of this country and for our lives. and right now, that fight israel. is real. we must come together to defeat donald trump and select as biden and kamala harris our next president and vice president. donald trump is the worst president for our country. he is clearly in over his head. he is simply that she simply cannot be who we need him to be for us he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. carry on the fight for justice. our action will be their legacy. we just need leadership to bring us back together, to recover from this pandemic and prepare for whatever else is next. leadership to reimagine what our nation will be. that is joe. [laughter] the next president, right here. he was there for me, he will be there for you, too. joe biden is a man of proven courage. this year, for the first time, the rollcall is heading out to all 57 states and territories. i am
convention. we also heard speeches by senators cory booker, tammany duckworth and former south bend, indiana, mayor pete buge gig. 40tham hereby calling the session to order. welcome to this final session of this historic and memorable convention. the 40th national convention to order 48th national convention to order. every year, every four years we have come we come together to reform our democracy. we say we fight for a more perfect union because we re fighting for the soul of the country and for our lives. right now that fight is real. as as our next president and vice president. donald trump is the worst donald trump is the wrong president for our country. he has had more than enough time to prove he can do the job. he has is over his head. he simpe need him to be for us. it is what it is. carry on the fight for justice. our action will be their legacy. we just need leadership to bring us back together, to recover from this pandemic and prepare for what
including atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms and former mayor of south bend indiana pete buttigieg. here are their remarks. no one fought harder for your right to vote than john lewis. here to speak about him and his legacy we have one of our great mayors, glances keisha lance bottoms.rs maher bottoms hello. i know you are recovering from the coronavirus three how are you feeling? well good evening. i feel really good. thank you for asking. my husband on the other hand is having lingering side effects that people talk about but all in all our familiesin doing gre. well i m glad to hear it that i think a lot of americans are going to be dealing with that for a long time. they are i wanted to ask you something. is atlanta ready for election day? we will be ready and we are going to do everything we can to make sure voting goes smoothly but we are encouraging people if you can vote early in your state to please do so. early vote, join the early vote. excellent advice s
day? will be ready, and we are going to do everything we can to make sure that voting goes smoothly, but we are encouraging people if you can vote early in your state, to please do so. early vote during the early vote. perfect. excellent advice. over 40 states now allow some form of early voting. stay safe, mayor, and i turned it over to you. you.ank good evening. and mayorer of four, of atlanta georgia atlanta, georgia. cradle of the civil rights movement and like so many other cities, a place where the struggle for human dignity continues. i m proud to have grown up in this city, educated in its public schools and blessed to have known our hometown heroes like dr. joseph lowery, and our teacher, our friend, our conscience, our congressman, john lewis. he walked gently amongst us, not as a distant icon but as a god-fearing man who did what he as yeto fulfill the unfulfilled promise of america. people often think that they cannot make a difference like our civil rights
john fed them and tended to their every need. ones, for spiritual john baptized them, married them, and he preached to them. when his parents claimed one for supper, john refused to eat one of his flock. going hungry was his first act of nonviolent protest. he also noted that in later years that his first congregation of chickens listen to him more closely than some of his colleagues in congress. thought the chickens were just a little bit more productive. at least they produced eggs, he said. nashville, from the freedom rides to the march on washington, from freedom summer to selma, john lewis always looked outward, not inward. he always thought of others. in preachingieved the gospel in word and in deed. insisting that hate and fear had to be answered with love and hope. john lewis believed in the lord. he believed in humanity and he believed in america. he has been called an american saint. a believer willing to give up everything. to bear witness to the truth that dro