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MN DFL Watch Party

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MN DFL Watch Party
MN DFL Watch Party

The MN DFL is hosting a series of virtual watch parties before the DNC goes live online

I'm katie lange.

And i'm george mallet.

First tonight ?

"* the democratc national convention looks a lot different from years past.

Yeah, instead of a massive in?*- person rally ?

"* like in 2016..

This year's d?

"*n?

"* c is onl kimt news three's annalise johnson joins us live now from the local d?

"*f?

"*l office.

Katie ?

"* george ?

"* i'm here outside the olmsted county d?

"*f?

"*l office.

Instead of democrats getting together for watch parties ?

"* they're grabbing their computers and phones.

The minnesota democratic farmer labor party is hosting a series of virtual watch parties during the convention.

This evening was the kick?

"* off... with speakes attorney general keith ellison ?

"* st paul mayor melvin carter ?

"* and congressional district5 field director amane (amani) badhasso.

There will be different speakers each night to pump up voters before the convention.

Please be sure to vote, get out the vote, encourage folks and encourage people as much as you can because this is a seminal election tonight's watch party wrapped up just as the virtual convention's opening day began.

The four?

"*day event features a combination of speeches and performances from all over the nation, in what some are calling an 'unconventiona l convention.'

(pkg) (nats ?

"* opening of dnc convention) "we the people... (sot ?

"* rep.

Bennie thompson/(d?

"* ms) democratic national convention chair) "we the people call the 48th quaddrennial democratic national convention to order.

(gavels)" (track 1) with that... the democratic national convention kicked off... with headliners senator bernie sanders and former first lady michelle obama .&who talked about watching the former vice president joe biden up close.

(sot ?

"* fmr. first lady michelle obama/dnc excerpt) "he will tell the truth and trust science.

He will make smart plans and manage a good team."

(nats ?

"* national anthem) (track 2) featured musical performances ?

"* ?

"* started with a stirri rendition of the national anthem ... (track 3) former trump administration official miles taylor endorsed biden and bashed the president in a campaign ad ?

"*?

"* released b group "republican voters against trump."

(natsot ?

"* miles taylor/former dhs chief of staff) "the president was ill?

"* equipped and wouldnt become equipped to do the job effectively."

(track 4) the white house called taylor a "creature of the d?

"*c swamp" (nats ?

"* president trump even) "four more years!"

(track 5) earlier, president trump took a swipe at the democrats during a trip to wisconsin&.wh ere the democratic national convention was supposed to be held in person& (sot ?

"* president donald trump/wisconsi n) "they talk about a convention, how do you watch a taped speech" (track 6) the president plans to visit more swing states this senator tina smith is one of the featured speakers for tomorrow's virtual watch party.

Live in rochester annalise johnson kimt news 3.

Thank you annalise.

And tomorrow's expected convention speakers include former president bill clinton, congresswoma n alexandria ocasio?

"*cortez, and

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