Senator Kamala Harris became the first woman of colour on a significant party ticket, while former President Barack Obama condemned President Trump by title and issued a grim warning about the durability of American democracy.
Democrats formally nominated Senator Kamala Harris for the presidency on Wednesday night, placing a woman of color on a significant party ticket for the very first time and showcasing the diversity of race and gender they believe will energize their coalition to defeat President Trump in the autumn.
The third night of the party's national convention also featured a striking repudiation of Mr. Trump by former President Barack Obama, a breakup with the presidential habit of never criticizing a stunt by title. Mr. Obama praised Mr. Biden's character, contrasting it with Mr. Trump's, also directed a part of his remarks to Republicans undecided about whom they will vote , or if they will vote in any way.
"Donald Trump has not grown into the job, since he can not," Mr. Obama said, developing psychological at things as he spoke about the challenges facing the nation and democracy. "The consequences of that failure are severe. One hundred seventy million Americans dead. Countless jobs "
Speeches by Mr. Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Speaker Nancy Pelosi were intended to underscore the history-making moment of Ms. Harris's nomination, highlighting her uniquely American biography: A young child of immigrants and also a graduate of a historically Black university, she's one of those very few women of color elected to the United States Senate.
"We're at an inflection point," Ms. Harris, 55, said as she formally accepted the nomination. "The constant chaos leaves us adrift. The incompetence makes us feel afraid.
"We can do better and deserve much more. We must elect a president that will bring something different, something better and do the important work."
Far more than the two preceding nights, which based on reviews to Mr. Biden's personality and compassion, the program focused on policy, addressing issues like gun violence, climate modification, affordable child care and spiritual. In movies, activists encouraged Mr. Biden's plans to undertake a warming world, and survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence remind audiences of his role in crafting the Violence Against Women Act. The child of a undocumented mother begged the president to reunite families torn apart by his immigration policy.
In perhaps the most policy-heavy speech of the evening, Ms. Warren, speaking from an early childhood learning centre in her home state of Massachusetts, praised Mr. Biden's "really fantastic programs " She highlighted his suggestions to make child care more affordable, to provide universal preschool and to increase wages for child care employees.
Much of the evening was dedicated to the energy of women in politics. In per week marking the hundredth anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote,'' Ms. Pelosi and Mrs. Clinton, two of the strongest women in politics, wore white as they delivered their remarks, in homage to the suffragists. Both anointed Ms. Harris as a successor of types, however they had declined to endorse any of the other five girls who sought the Democratic presidential nomination during the primaries.
Yet, even as Democrats championed change, they promised to continue fighting policies to combat sexual assault and domestic violence and to enhance access to affordable child care. The notable airtime given to those issues underscores the impact Democratic women have gained during the Trump era. Women have emerged as the backbone of the party, shattering records for political giving, running for office in unprecedented numbers and overwhelmingly voting for Democrats.
Wednesday night's program, conducted nearly due to the coronavirus pandemic, was a tribute to the constituencies who have pushed the party's rise throughout the Trump administration -- women, minority Republicans, and young voters. Even though Ms. Harris was the evening's main attraction, the program featured remarks from several of the most powerful women in the celebration, as well as Spanish-language speakers, victims of gun violence as well as regular Americans intended to represent marginalized pieces of the electorate. Like the previous evenings, the night combined components of a classic variety series, a telethon and a political event.
The most unexpected evolution of the nighttime came from Mr. Obama, whose condemnation of Mr. Trump was a departure from his first turn to the conference period, in 2004, when he catapulted to national prominence with a towering manifesto of hope and national unity. On Wednesday, his message was a manifestation of a country changed by crisis and a party desperate to oust an incumbent president.
"This president and also people in power -- those who benefit from keeping things the way they are -- they're counting on your cynicism," Mr. Obama said, addressing voters. "They know they can't win you over with their policies. So they're hoping to make it as difficult as possible for you to vote, and to convince you your vote does not matter. That's how they win."
Mr. Obama has largely held his fire for three and a half years as Mr. Trump has gone after him with ferocious attacks and baseless smears. And the former president has largely stayed out of American politics, besides occasionally offering guidance and exemptions to Democratic candidates. Many fans have long wished that he would speak out against Mr. Trump; on Wednesday he did, focusing mostly on the Republican's strategy to the pandemic, politics and leadership.
He explained the impacts of the coronavirus catastrophe had left clear the stakes of steady direction, and he mentioned the American deaths in the virus which Mr. Trump has seldom acknowledged. He also alluded to some of Mr. Trump's most controversial moments, saying his activities had eroded America's standing across the world.
Mr. Obama delivered his comments from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, at an area using the U.S. Constitution displayed on its walls. The subtext was clear: The center of the nation's democracy was at stake.
"Don't let them take away your power," Mr. Obama said. "Do not let them take away your democracy."
In her acceptance speech, Ms. Harris wove her personal story with policies that she said could improve the lives of Americans"to achieve the long run we collectively want." Ms. Harris, who is of Jamaican and Indian warrior, said her adventures would make certain that the view of individuals long-term in America -- African-Americans, Asian-Americans, girls, first-generation inhabitants -- could have a voice in the greatest levels of Mr. Biden's government.
She stated she was dedicated to"a vision of the nation as a beloved neighborhood -- where all are welcome, regardless of what we look like, where we all come from, or who we adore."
While the pandemic denied Ms. Harris,'' California's junior senator, the typical pomp that expects some vice-presidential nominee -- a clamoring conference audience of tens of thousands -- it supplied her a controlled setting to reintroduce herself to the American public after her failed presidential campaign. She sent her remarks from Mr. Biden's home state of Delaware -- rather than from Milwaukee, where the convention was originally chosen to occur -- and she had been introduced by her sister and niece, both of whom played key roles within her primary campaign, along with her stepdaughter.
Though voters picked Mr. Biden as their nominee over applicants who made up the most diverse slate ever in a presidential primary race, he's often been cast as a transitional figure, selling himself as an elder statesman who can stabilize a country in crisis and restore a sense of decency into authorities. Ms. Harris, meanwhile, was set Wednesday night to represent the varied electorate which Democrats have long maintained will enshrine them power, a forward-looking complement to Mr. Biden's steady hand.
Many Democrats have theorized about the possibility of Mr. Biden's serving only 1 term if chosen, and the selection of Ms. Harris as his running partner installs her as the major candidate for 2024 if he choose to not run again.
Mrs. Clinton made the situation for Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris as a staff supplying coverage and empathy, saying they could move the nation forward in areas like housing and health care. She noted that Ms. Harris would face attacks as a woman on the national ticket, but added,"I know something about the slings and arrows she will face, and believe me, this former district attorney and attorney general could manage them all."
Making an urgent request for Americans to turn out with this particular election, Mrs. Clinton stated:"This can't be another woulda, coulda, shoulda election. No matter what, vote. Vote enjoy our own lives and livelihoods are online -- because they're."
On Wednesday, the program offered a varied lineup of speakers, the vast majority of whom were women. Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, one of the country's most outspoken advocates for stricter gun laws, delivered a moving plea for controlling gun violence. Other speakers addressed climate change, immigration and economic policy. An emotional video featuring an undocumented household in North Carolina was filmed completely in Spanish, with English subtitles.
In a stopping speech,'' Ms. Giffords, who has fought with speaking since being shot in the head at a congressional event in 2011, encouraged viewers to encourage Mr. Biden.
"Words once came easily, but today I struggle to speak. But I haven't lost my voice," she explained in a pretaped video. "We have to select Joe Biden. He had been there for me. He will be there for you, also."
Nevertheless Ms. Harris was the night's unquestioned focus, showing signs of the political prowess that once made her a top-tier presidential candidate. Throughout her campaign, she fought to get a balance between the party's progressive and moderate wings, and failed to deliver a consistent message on coverage.
While Democratic activists and political insiders pressured Mr. Biden to flaunt his own commitment to diversity by choosing a Black or Latino running mate, Democratic voters have seldom put the exact same significance on representation at a moment of quickly changing national perspectives on race and gender.
During the principal race, lots of Black voters expressed disenchantment with the idea that racial representation equated to alter, and they need to automatically support a candidate that seemed like them. However, with Ms. Harris on the ballot, a few Democrats believe that turnout among minority voters may be greater, and that the very same voters that overlooked her as a presidential candidate will be motivated by her as a running mate.
However, for the embrace of Ms. Harris for symbolizing a new era of Democratic ideology, there was little on Wednesday night to suggest that her ascension would result in a break from mainstream party orthodoxy.
On issues like racial equality, her proposed solutions mimicked the policies of Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton, not many of the activists who pushed the Democratic Party leftward lately.
That did not prevent Mr. Trump from attempting to use her nomination for a moment to sow division. DIDN'T SHE SAY HE WAS INCOMPETENT???" The president tweeted, among several all-caps messages he delivered during her Mr. Obama's opinions.
Ms. Harris herself had a couple of zingers for Mr. Trump, harking back to her years as a prosecutor fighting gangs, big banks and for-profit colleges. "I understand a predator when I find one," she explained.
Democrats formally nominated Senator Kamala Harris for the presidency on Wednesday night, placing a woman of color on a significant party ticket for the very first time and showcasing the diversity of race and gender they believe will energize their coalition to defeat President Trump in the autumn.
The third night of the party's national convention also featured a striking repudiation of Mr. Trump by former President Barack Obama, a breakup with the presidential habit of never criticizing a stunt by title. Mr. Obama praised Mr. Biden's character, contrasting it with Mr. Trump's, also directed a part of his remarks to Republicans undecided about whom they will vote , or if they will vote in any way.
"Donald Trump has not grown into the job, since he can not," Mr. Obama said, developing psychological at things as he spoke about the challenges facing the nation and democracy. "The consequences of that failure are severe. One hundred seventy million Americans dead. Countless jobs "
Speeches by Mr. Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Speaker Nancy Pelosi were intended to underscore the history-making moment of Ms. Harris's nomination, highlighting her uniquely American biography: A young child of immigrants and also a graduate of a historically Black university, she's one of those very few women of color elected to the United States Senate.
"We're at an inflection point," Ms. Harris, 55, said as she formally accepted the nomination. "The constant chaos leaves us adrift. The incompetence makes us feel afraid.
"We can do better and deserve much more. We must elect a president that will bring something different, something better and do the important work."
Far more than the two preceding nights, which based on reviews to Mr. Biden's personality and compassion, the program focused on policy, addressing issues like gun violence, climate modification, affordable child care and spiritual. In movies, activists encouraged Mr. Biden's plans to undertake a warming world, and survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence remind audiences of his role in crafting the Violence Against Women Act. The child of a undocumented mother begged the president to reunite families torn apart by his immigration policy.
In perhaps the most policy-heavy speech of the evening, Ms. Warren, speaking from an early childhood learning centre in her home state of Massachusetts, praised Mr. Biden's "really fantastic programs " She highlighted his suggestions to make child care more affordable, to provide universal preschool and to increase wages for child care employees.
Much of the evening was dedicated to the energy of women in politics. In per week marking the hundredth anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote,'' Ms. Pelosi and Mrs. Clinton, two of the strongest women in politics, wore white as they delivered their remarks, in homage to the suffragists. Both anointed Ms. Harris as a successor of types, however they had declined to endorse any of the other five girls who sought the Democratic presidential nomination during the primaries.
Yet, even as Democrats championed change, they promised to continue fighting policies to combat sexual assault and domestic violence and to enhance access to affordable child care. The notable airtime given to those issues underscores the impact Democratic women have gained during the Trump era. Women have emerged as the backbone of the party, shattering records for political giving, running for office in unprecedented numbers and overwhelmingly voting for Democrats.
Wednesday night's program, conducted nearly due to the coronavirus pandemic, was a tribute to the constituencies who have pushed the party's rise throughout the Trump administration -- women, minority Republicans, and young voters. Even though Ms. Harris was the evening's main attraction, the program featured remarks from several of the most powerful women in the celebration, as well as Spanish-language speakers, victims of gun violence as well as regular Americans intended to represent marginalized pieces of the electorate. Like the previous evenings, the night combined components of a classic variety series, a telethon and a political event.
The most unexpected evolution of the nighttime came from Mr. Obama, whose condemnation of Mr. Trump was a departure from his first turn to the conference period, in 2004, when he catapulted to national prominence with a towering manifesto of hope and national unity. On Wednesday, his message was a manifestation of a country changed by crisis and a party desperate to oust an incumbent president.
"This president and also people in power -- those who benefit from keeping things the way they are -- they're counting on your cynicism," Mr. Obama said, addressing voters. "They know they can't win you over with their policies. So they're hoping to make it as difficult as possible for you to vote, and to convince you your vote does not matter. That's how they win."
Mr. Obama has largely held his fire for three and a half years as Mr. Trump has gone after him with ferocious attacks and baseless smears. And the former president has largely stayed out of American politics, besides occasionally offering guidance and exemptions to Democratic candidates. Many fans have long wished that he would speak out against Mr. Trump; on Wednesday he did, focusing mostly on the Republican's strategy to the pandemic, politics and leadership.
He explained the impacts of the coronavirus catastrophe had left clear the stakes of steady direction, and he mentioned the American deaths in the virus which Mr. Trump has seldom acknowledged. He also alluded to some of Mr. Trump's most controversial moments, saying his activities had eroded America's standing across the world.
Mr. Obama delivered his comments from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, at an area using the U.S. Constitution displayed on its walls. The subtext was clear: The center of the nation's democracy was at stake.
"Don't let them take away your power," Mr. Obama said. "Do not let them take away your democracy."
In her acceptance speech, Ms. Harris wove her personal story with policies that she said could improve the lives of Americans"to achieve the long run we collectively want." Ms. Harris, who is of Jamaican and Indian warrior, said her adventures would make certain that the view of individuals long-term in America -- African-Americans, Asian-Americans, girls, first-generation inhabitants -- could have a voice in the greatest levels of Mr. Biden's government.
She stated she was dedicated to"a vision of the nation as a beloved neighborhood -- where all are welcome, regardless of what we look like, where we all come from, or who we adore."
While the pandemic denied Ms. Harris,'' California's junior senator, the typical pomp that expects some vice-presidential nominee -- a clamoring conference audience of tens of thousands -- it supplied her a controlled setting to reintroduce herself to the American public after her failed presidential campaign. She sent her remarks from Mr. Biden's home state of Delaware -- rather than from Milwaukee, where the convention was originally chosen to occur -- and she had been introduced by her sister and niece, both of whom played key roles within her primary campaign, along with her stepdaughter.
Though voters picked Mr. Biden as their nominee over applicants who made up the most diverse slate ever in a presidential primary race, he's often been cast as a transitional figure, selling himself as an elder statesman who can stabilize a country in crisis and restore a sense of decency into authorities. Ms. Harris, meanwhile, was set Wednesday night to represent the varied electorate which Democrats have long maintained will enshrine them power, a forward-looking complement to Mr. Biden's steady hand.
Many Democrats have theorized about the possibility of Mr. Biden's serving only 1 term if chosen, and the selection of Ms. Harris as his running partner installs her as the major candidate for 2024 if he choose to not run again.
Mrs. Clinton made the situation for Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris as a staff supplying coverage and empathy, saying they could move the nation forward in areas like housing and health care. She noted that Ms. Harris would face attacks as a woman on the national ticket, but added,"I know something about the slings and arrows she will face, and believe me, this former district attorney and attorney general could manage them all."
Making an urgent request for Americans to turn out with this particular election, Mrs. Clinton stated:"This can't be another woulda, coulda, shoulda election. No matter what, vote. Vote enjoy our own lives and livelihoods are online -- because they're."
On Wednesday, the program offered a varied lineup of speakers, the vast majority of whom were women. Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, one of the country's most outspoken advocates for stricter gun laws, delivered a moving plea for controlling gun violence. Other speakers addressed climate change, immigration and economic policy. An emotional video featuring an undocumented household in North Carolina was filmed completely in Spanish, with English subtitles.
In a stopping speech,'' Ms. Giffords, who has fought with speaking since being shot in the head at a congressional event in 2011, encouraged viewers to encourage Mr. Biden.
"Words once came easily, but today I struggle to speak. But I haven't lost my voice," she explained in a pretaped video. "We have to select Joe Biden. He had been there for me. He will be there for you, also."
Nevertheless Ms. Harris was the night's unquestioned focus, showing signs of the political prowess that once made her a top-tier presidential candidate. Throughout her campaign, she fought to get a balance between the party's progressive and moderate wings, and failed to deliver a consistent message on coverage.
While Democratic activists and political insiders pressured Mr. Biden to flaunt his own commitment to diversity by choosing a Black or Latino running mate, Democratic voters have seldom put the exact same significance on representation at a moment of quickly changing national perspectives on race and gender.
During the principal race, lots of Black voters expressed disenchantment with the idea that racial representation equated to alter, and they need to automatically support a candidate that seemed like them. However, with Ms. Harris on the ballot, a few Democrats believe that turnout among minority voters may be greater, and that the very same voters that overlooked her as a presidential candidate will be motivated by her as a running mate.
On issues like racial equality, her proposed solutions mimicked the policies of Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton, not many of the activists who pushed the Democratic Party leftward lately.
That did not prevent Mr. Trump from attempting to use her nomination for a moment to sow division. DIDN'T SHE SAY HE WAS INCOMPETENT???" The president tweeted, among several all-caps messages he delivered during her Mr. Obama's opinions.
Ms. Harris herself had a couple of zingers for Mr. Trump, harking back to her years as a prosecutor fighting gangs, big banks and for-profit colleges. "I understand a predator when I find one," she explained.