Democrats are set to approve a party platform that hasn’t been updated with Harris’ candidacy
It’s Day 1 of the DNC, and there are 77 days until Election Day. Today we’re covering:
- DNC kicks off: The Democratic National Convention is underway in Chicago and set to stream on a number of platforms, including YouTube and TikTok.
- A celebratory roll call: Convention delegates will nominate Harris, again. This time, there’s less suspense and more pizzazz.
- Trump’s struggle: The Republican nominee’s campaign is still struggling to adjust to the reality of Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket.
NEW YORK (AP) — Delegates at the Democratic National Convention are set to vote Monday night on their 2024 party platform, which lays out familiar priorities for the party but wrongly names President Joe Biden as the candidate running for reelection.
The largely ceremonial vote at Chicago’s convention will signal the party coalescing around a singular vision for the next four years — though a somewhat outdated one, as Vice President Kamala Harris has only outlined a few of her own specific policy positions since she took over the Democratic presidential ticket last month.
The Democratic National Committee on Sunday said the more than 90-page document “makes a strong statement about the historic work that President Biden and Vice President Harris have accomplished hand-in-hand, and offers a vision for a progressive agenda that we can build on as a nation and as a Party as we head into the next four years.”
The party said its platform committee voted to approve the platform on July 16, days before Biden bowed out of the race and endorsed Harris on July 21. As a result, the document repeatedly refers to Biden’s second term and his administration’s accomplishments. It mentions Harris’ work as vice president but does not describe her