Former Vice President Joe Biden has been nominated as the Democratic presidential candidates on Tuesday as a parade of his old allies appeared screen for the second night of the virtual convention. Many of them are supporters who have long played in the highest ranks of the Democratic Party; The former president of the United States and other legacy names made up the bulk of the program. Despite the exceptional circumstances of the evening as much as the Democratic convention he had before, if not played for some memorable performances by up-and-comers in the party, including US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who gave a short speech the seconding nomination closed Senator Bernie Sanders, and the former minority leader of the home state of Georgia Stacey Abrams, who gave a joint keynote of 17 next-generation leaders from around the country party. democratic power structures have long favored politicians such as Biden and other establishment and the primary clarified that the progressive positions adopted many of these young leaders are not the reference point for the party. But as the presidential candidate – who is back in a sign of the times, his mask on the face, after briefly thanked the party for the nomination – he casts as a transitional figure for the party that has always looming question “what It comes after “constantly hanging in the air. on Tuesday, he was offered the progressive wing and young executives who some answers. Ocasio-Cortez said she was there “in fidelity and gratitude to a twenty-first century workplace mass of people moving social, economic construction, and human rights, including health care guaranteed, higher education, the wages and living labor rights for all people in the United States. “This was during the presidential primary is looking to expand an ode to the movement Sanders and progressive allies. Although progressive are now working to convince their followers that they should back Biden – contained the same Sanders, who gave the last speech like that on Monday evening – Ocasio-Cortez statement alludes to the resistance of a political strain grows in popularity within the party it was, particularly among its younger members. Ady Barkan, a health activist diagnosed with ALS, a fatal disease that paralyzed her body most appeared, also vouch for Biden. Barkan first supports progressive Senators Elizabeth Warren and then Sanders. disperse poignant observations about computerized voice asked, Barkan choose Biden Americans and to get a bill to Congress, the guaranteed health care. “We live in the richest country in history, and yet we do not guarantee this fundamental human right,” said Barkan. “Everyone lives in America that health care should they need it, regardless of their employment status or ability to pay will receive.” The Democratic Party also has long boasted of being a big party tent, and its diversity, both in ideology and of its members were to recognize all night. Leaders Featured keynote, including Nevada State Senator Yvanna Cancela, the first Latina to serve in the Senate pioneers; Sam Park, the first openly gay man in Georgia state legislator and Randall Woodfin, the youngest mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, in more than a century. For the appeal, delegates cast their votes from across the country, in the settings appear to local tastes and tailored to the times. There were defending mail ballot of Utah; Iowa to hold an inquiry in your thoughts after the derecho that the meeting was on August 10; and pushback against white domination of Virginia. The Biden campaign has participated in the Unity working groups on various topics in which the Allies World Biden and progressives have worked together to create proposals of Biden and the party. Both have made an operating point after a long primary broad coalition tried to go along SEW against Trump in November. Tuesday Convention gave a sense of stars and political ideas in the queue, even though the top ticket this year are not the image copyright handwheel / DNCC -. Getty Images
Young Leaders provide a taste of things to come for the Democrats in the Virtual Convention
