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News Articles: Democratic National Convention

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Democrats at DNC watch party in Atlanta feel 'a sense of hope'

Thursday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted her party’s nomination for president. Meanwhile, a watch party in Atlanta cheered her on. 

August 23, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
U.S. Senator of Georgia Raphael Warnock delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on night 1 of the event on August 19, 2024. (Screenshot)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Democratic National Convention, building housing, IRS on mail delays

For the week ending Aug. 23, Warnock represented Georgia at the Democratic National Convention. Ossoff focused on helping those facing IRS penalties due to USPS mail delays, helping advance sustainable aviation fuel development, and delivering federal grants to build more housing.

August 23, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 21, 2024 in Chicago.

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Former GOP Lt. Gov. Duncan at DNC urges Republicans, independents to vote Harris-Walz

Georgia’s former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan called on his fellow conservatives to cast aside the GOP presidential nominee this year in hopes of moving the country past former President Donald Trump and his brand of politics.

August 22, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams and
  • Jill Nolin
Jason Carter told the 2024 Democratic National Convention that his grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter, the nation’s longest-living president, is looking forward to voting for Kamala Harris for president. (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)

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Former President Jimmy Carter celebrated by grandson, Democratic National Convention

Former President Jimmy Carter is staying home from this year’s Democratic National Convention, but his grandson Jason Carter took the stage Tuesday night and delivered a speech in his honor, including an update on the 99-year-old Georgia native.

August 21, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests the stage ahead of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 19, 2024.

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America’s first second gentleman gets his turn on center stage tonight

As Vice President Harris tries to become the first female president, her husband, Doug Emhoff would make history too — as the first, first gentleman.

August 20, 2024
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks to Georgia delegates at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Warnock tells Democratic National Convention that election is choice between promise, peril

The Georgia senator joined Hillary Clinton as one of the opening night’s key speakers.

August 20, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, workers construct a mural of Vice President Harris outside of Chicago's United Center in Chicago on Aug. 16, 2024.

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29 days: how Democrats had to overhaul their convention in a hurry for Harris

Democrats thought they were returning to a more normal kind of convention. Then came a decision which gave them 29 days to remake it all.

August 17, 2024
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  • Tamara Keith
President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff view a Fourth of July fireworks display over the National Mall from the Blue Room Balcony, Thursday, July 4, 2024, at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Erin Scott)

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DNC panel to meet in public to set ‘transparent, fair’ framework to pick presidential nominee

The Democratic National Committee will move forward with the process to formally nominate a presidential candidate Wednesday when one of its committees meets in public amid ongoing efforts to set up a virtual roll call vote ahead of the convention, States Newsroom has been told.

July 23, 2024
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  • Jennifer Shutt
Chicago's skyline is seen from the Guaranteed Rate Field in 2021.

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Democrats will flock to Chicago for the party's 2024 convention

This will be the 13th time in the DNC's history that Chicago will host a convention. Democrats nodded toward the "Blue Wall" of Midwestern states they need to win in 2024.

April 11, 2023
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., poses for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Washington.

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Warnock, deal-maker yet party loyalist, settles into Senate

Newly reelected Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia is promising to use his first full term to cut deals where possible with Republicans and deliver for his home state. But he's also taking on a new role as an unapologetic supporter of President Joe Biden.

February 01, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Computer and television screens crowd a large indoor space as producers prepare for the Democratic National Convention.

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Political Rewind: The Democratic Convention And Its Insight Into Election Strategy

Today on Political Rewind, Kamala Harris and former president Barack Obama headlined the third day of the Democratic National Convention last night. Later today, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is a featured speaker on the final night of the virtual convention, just hours before Joe Biden is set to accept his party’s nomination.

What has convention programming told us about the strategies Democrats will use in the final months of the presidential campaign? Does it reveal deeper trends within the party itself?

August 20, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
Former Georgia House Democratic leader Stacey Abrams (center) and "rising stars" in the Democratic Party speak during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.

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Young Democrats Wonder Whether Party Is Prioritizing Nostalgia Over The Future

The speaker lineup has made some wonder whether the party is failing to emphasize enough of a forward-focused vision for the country, which is most likely to entice younger voters.

August 19, 2020
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas

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