DNC Day 3: Tim Walz to take center stage with acceptance speech

The erstwhile schoolhouse teacher and shot manager is expected to judge the Democratic information arsenic the enactment makes the lawsuit that Americans’ cardinal freedoms are astatine hazard if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Outside the convention, protests heated up, spilling retired into the streets for the 2nd consecutive nighttime with demonstrators burning flags and clashing with constabulary extracurricular the Israeli Consulate astir 2 miles from the United Center, wherever the normal is taking place.

Who's speaking Wednesday?

Walz volition header Wednesday arsenic it is contented for the vice statesmanlike prime to springiness their acceptance speech.

Harris' moving mate went from a little-known Midwest politician to the apical of the Democratic summons wrong weeks.

Walz wasn’t wide known extracurricular of Minnesota earlier Harris chose him to articulation her connected the ticket. But they clicked erstwhile the vice president interviewed him, and she was impressed by his grounds arsenic a politician and congressman — and the splash helium made connected TV.

As a precursor to Walz’s vice statesmanlike information acceptance speech, erstwhile President Bill Clinton is expected to code the system nether President Joe Biden.

Along with Clinton, erstwhile House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are besides expected to address the convention.

'A combat for our freedoms'

The DNC’s taxable for Wednesday is “A combat for our freedoms,” a connection that has go the centerpiece of Harris’ run arsenic the Democrat has sought to overgarment a 2nd Trump presidency arsenic a menace to Americans’ quality to marque choices astir their ain lives.

The focus, according to organizers, volition beryllium highlighting Walz arsenic a “champion for America’s moving families and a staunch defender of those aforesaid cardinal freedoms.” And connected the different side, Democrats said they volition absorption connected Trump’s efforts to “strip our rights away” erstwhile helium was president and what helium could bash if helium gets different 4 years.

Reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ issues and radical equity are expected to beryllium immoderate of the argumentation areas that Democrats are trying to separate themselves connected with Republicans.

Harris starring Trump successful polls

Just 1 period aft Biden dropped retired of the statesmanlike contention and Harris took his spot arsenic the nominee, the Democratic statesmanlike hopeful continues to pb her Republican hostile successful the polls.

According to the latest nationalist polling mean from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ, Harris leads Trump 49.4% to 46.4%.

Harris became the official nominee of the Democratic Party connected Aug. 2 pursuing a virtual rotation telephone successful which she secured capable delegates to get the nomination.

However, a symbolic rotation telephone successful which delegates from each authorities pledged their enactment for the Democratic nominee turned the normal into a enactment ambiance Tuesday. A DJ played a premix of state-specific songs — and Atlanta autochthonal Lil Jon ran out during Georgia’s crook to his deed opus with DJ Snake, “Turn Down for What,” to the delight of the thousands wrong the cavernous United Center.

Keeping an oculus connected protests

Protests connected the 2nd night of the DNC ended successful arrests aft pro-Palestinian demonstrators clashed with constabulary during a rally that began extracurricular the Israeli Consulate astir 2 miles from the United Center.

The enactment betwixt protesters and constabulary was aggravated astatine times, with demonstrators burning the U.S. and Israeli flags extracurricular the consulate, spilling retired onto the surrounding streets and forcing a roadworthy closure.

Chicago constabulary initially said astatine slightest 22 radical were arrested during Tuesday evening’s demonstrations. A spokesperson told NewsNation that the last number volition apt beryllium higher. However, the Chicago section of the National Lawyers Guild, which provided ineligible observers for Tuesday’s protests, confirmed that astatine slightest 72 radical were arrested.

The Chicago Coalition for Justice successful Palestine volition clasp different protestation astir 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Another is planned for Thursday, the past time of the DNC.