All know,t, as we this is not a conventional convention. And as much as we would have loved to host you in person, i am proud the Democratic Party in the city of milwaukee have made the health of our residents our number one priority. Unlike the president , we have covid19 ar hoax. Unlike the president , we have never made fun of face masks. And unlike the president , we have never belittled her Public Health experts. We understand that our Public Health experts. We understand why we cant be together, and we hope you do too, and as our party comes together virtually to nominate joe biden as our next president , we are showing the country we are nominating a leader who isnt afraid to make tough choices or to work with Health Experts come and not against them, to address this pandemic experts, and not against them, to address his pandemic. Milwaukee is special. I look forward to the day when you are all able to come expense are beautiful lakefront, our historic neighborhoods, and above a
This is not a conventional convention. And as much as we would have loved to host you in person, i am proud the Democratic Party in the city of milwaukee have made the health of our residents our number one priority. Unlike the president , we have covid19 ar hoax. Unlike the president , we have never made fun of face masks. And unlike the president , we have never belittled her Public Health experts. We understand that our Public Health experts. We understand why we cant be together, and we hope you do too, and as our party comes together virtually to nominate joe biden as our next president , we are showing the country we are nominating a leader who isnt afraid to make tough choices or to work with Health Experts come and not against them, to address this pandemic experts, and not against them, to address his pandemic. Milwaukee is special. I look forward to the day when you are all able to come expense are beautiful lakefront, our historic neighborhoods, and above all, our diverse, h
That Public Service should serve the public, even when your opponents call you names, like nasty or slow. Today it is a party that calls us to stand up and to get in good trouble. On behalf of this great party, it is my pleasure to welcome alternatesdelegates, Standing Committee members, americans,d fellow members of the media and guests from around the world. I now called this Third Session of the 48th National Convention of the Democratic Party to order. Started. Get this show and now, life from wisconsin, please welcome governor tony evers. Good evening, folks. I have tony devers and i am incredibly proud to be the 46 governor of the great state of wisconsin. We were really looking forward to having you here in america dairyland. Unfortunately, the pandemic means we cannot do that this year. Is far greater than what divides us. Even though we cannot be with each other, i know we have a shared sense of purpose. That is to elect joe biden and Kamala Harris. This november is about retu
Candidate for president of the United States, joe biden. We also reaffirmed our values as a party, a party of resilience and hope, empathy and inclusion. Ups is a party that fires me as a young man in the city, registered voters with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in a mississippi delta, and campaigning for the United States house of representatives. Its the party that taught me that Public Service should serve the public, even when your opponents call you names like nasty or slow. I know call this Third Session of the 40th quadrennial National Convention of the Democratic Party to order. Now lets get this show started. And now, live from wisconsin, please welcome governor tony evers. Folks. Evening, i am tony evers, and i am incredibly proud to be the 46th governor of the great state of wisconsin. We were really looking forward to having you here in americas dairyland. Unfortunately, the pandemic means we cannot do that this year. But what unites us is far greater than
Stopit is truly an honor to be speaking with you tonight. That i am here tonight is a testament to generations before me, women and men who believed so fiercely in the promise of equality, liberty, and justice for all. The 100thmarks anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment as we celebrate the women who fought for that right. Yet, so many black women who helped secure that victory were still prohibited from voting long after its ratification. But they were undeterred. Recognition,re or they organized and testified and rallied and marched and fought, not just for their these women and the generations that followed worked to make realracy and opportunity in the lives of all of us who followed. The paved the way for trailblazing leadership of barack obama and Hillary Clinton , and these Women Inspired us to pick up the torch and fight on. Women like mary church terrel, sandy lou hamer, and diane nash, and the great shirley chisholm. We are not often taught their stories. We all st