US: Parties get ball rolling for virtual Democratic National Convention

Local Democratic leers hosted watch parties in ir respective states to kick off first night of 2020 Democratic National Convention.

30-minute discussions took place on Zoom and allowed speakers like Congressman Bobby Scott to emphasize ir digital approach to presidential minating conventions.

"It's a virtual convention, t in Milwaukee like we h hoped," Scott said. "But we believe in science. And we're following vice of health experts who have insisted that this year's convention be virtual, in fact, if Trump ministration h listened to health experts many fewer Americans would have died during this pandemic."

Ar me that watch party speakers brought up was a desire for Democratic presidential minee Joe Biden, and his running mate Kamala Harris to build back a better America inste of just recovering from coronavirus pandemic, ecomic fallout, and racial injustice.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who is overseeing legal proceedings behind police killing of George Floyd, mitted Bernie Sanders was his first pick for Democratic mination.

"So what? I'm all in w and I'm going to do everything I can to see Biden, Harris win. And I vise you, matter who you supported, to do same thing because we got to get rid of this guy," Ellison said. "Bernie kws we've got to get rid of this guy. Am I going to say I don't understand we got to into this guy? So, look, we want you to campaign hard for Biden, Harris is because y're great candidates."

While questions were encourd when RSVP'ing for DNC watch parties, y were only visible on bottom of Zoom call and were t re aloud.