If you thought yesterday was chaos – with Debbie down, moaning media, booing Bernie fans – today could start with another raucous rabble as the state roll-call vote will take place. Debbie Wassserman Schultz's just-as-biased replacement Donna Brazile will address the crowd (grab the popcorn), as will Nancy Pelosi, but the headliner of the night – surely there to doom-and-gloom more evil Trumpiness – is Bill Clinton.
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Live Feed: (DNC due to 'gavel in' at 4pmET)
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As ABC notes, here are the five biggest things to watch for today:
Reeling From the Fallout
The Democratic National Convention did not get off to a smooth start on Monday. The bumpy ride began with a last-minute switch of the opening speaker. Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz — who had announced that she would be stepping down after the convention because of the drama surrounding the leak of DNC emails, which appear to show party officials supporting Clinton over Sanders — was originally set to gavel the convention into session but then bowed out. Instead, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake formally started the convention. And at first, she forgot to use the gavel. After that, the first three hours were full of outbursts and boos from Sanders supporters.
Roll Call Could Get Raucous
The first hours of the convention were rowdy as the floor broke into jeers throughout several speakers’ addresses. The very first mention of Clinton sparked a round of “Bernie!” chants, which continued for much of the early part of the program. The state roll call vote on the nomination, scheduled for late this afternoon, is going to pose and even bigger opportunity for any disgruntled Sanders voters to show their displeasure. Both Clinton and Sanders have had their names placed into nomination for president at the convention. This is largely a technicality, since bound delegates will vote for their candidates even if a name isn't in nomination. But it's a symbolic gesture for his supporters, and per party rules, it means more Sanders time on the convention floor today.
Maternal Movement
One of the more emotional moments among tonight’s speeches will likely come when the Mothers of the Movement take the stage. The group, consisting of women who have lost their children to gun violence or excessive police force, includes Trayvon Martin’s mom, Sybrina Fulton; Michael Brown’s mother, Lezley McSpadden; and Eric Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr. The circumstances of their children’s deaths may be different, but all the women have endorsed Clinton’s campaign.
Protests in Philadelphia
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Philadelphia on Monday, and the drama in the city and outside the convention center seems unlikely to let up. The demonstrations have generally been bigger than the ones held last week during the Republican National Convention. As in Cleveland, there have not been significant reports of violence. There were no arrests as of Monday night, but multiple people were detained, police told ABC.
Bill Clinton Takes the Stage
One of Hillary Clinton’s most active surrogates was been her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and now he’s headed to the main stage. He arrived in Philadelphia on Monday and attended a reception for members of Congress. Clinton has a history of making an impact at Democratic conventions. In his lauded speech at the 2012 gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, he made a 48-minute, wonky case for President Barack Obama’s re-election.
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Full order of business (via NJ.com):
The list of speakers released by the Democratic National Committee is incomplete. Clinton's running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, has yet to be added to the schedule, as well as many of the federal and state elected officials,who were announced as speakers on Thursday.
Here is the current schedule:
Monday, July 25
Session begins at 4 p.m.
- Pam Livengood of Keene, N.H., whose daughter struggles with drug addiction
- Karla and Francisca Ortiz of Las Vegas. Karla is an American citizen but Francisca, her mother, is undocumented
- Anastasia Somoza of New York, an advocate for Americans with disabilities
- Astrid Silva, an undocumented immigrant who came to the U.S. as a child
- Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota
- National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen Garcia
- Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona
- Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal and candidates of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
- SEIU President Mary Kay Henry
- Rep. Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts
- Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, chair of the Democratic Governors Association
- Building Trades President Sean McGarvey
- U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon
- Rep. Linda Sanchez of California and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- AFSCME President Lee Saunders
- AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
- American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten
- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker
- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont
- First Lady Michelle Obama
Tuesday, July 26
The session begins at 4 p.m.
- Thaddeus Desmond, a Philadelphia advocate for children
- Dynah Haubert, a Philadelphia lawyer for a disability rights organization
- Kate Burdick, a lawyer at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia
- Anton Moore of Philadelphia, who founded a nonprofit community group to talk to youth about gun violence
- Dustin Parsons of Little Rock, Ark., a fifth grade teacher
- Students from Eagle Academy in New York City and Newark for at-risk youth
- Joe Sweeney, a New York City police detective who responded to 9/11
- Lauren Manning, a former executive and partner at Cantor Fitzgerald who was wounded in the World Trade Center attack on 9/11
- Ryan Moore, originally from South Sioux City, Neb., who has a health condition that hie father's employer refused to cover
- Donna Brazile, Democratic National Committee vice chair of voter registration and participation
- Former Georgia state Sen. Jason Carter
- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California and the Democratic women of the House, including Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey's 12th District.
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards
- President Bill Clinton, husband of Hillary Clinton
- Mothers of the Movement, mothers who lost their children to gun violence or to enounters with law enforcement.
Wednesday, July 27
The session will begin at 4:30 p.m.
- Erica Smegielski, whose mother Dawn was the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and was one of 26 people killed in the 2012 mass shooting there
- Felicia Sanders and Polly Sheppard, two of the three survivors of the 2015 shooting at a black church in Charleston, S.C., which killed nine
- Jamie Dorff, whose husband, an Army helicopter pilot from Minnesota, died while on a search and rescue mission in northern Iraq
- Rep. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina and members of the Congressional Black Caucus
- Rep. Judy Chu of California and members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
- NARAL President Ilyse Hogue
- Retired Navy Rear Adm. John Hutson
- Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson
- Rep. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexco and candidates of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
- Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey
- EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock
- Center for American Progress Action Fund President Neera Tanden
- Vice President Joe Biden
- President Barack Obama
Thursday, July 28
The session begins at 4:30 p.m.
- Henrietta Ivey, a Michigan home care worker who advocates for a $15 an hour minimum wage.
- Beth Mathias of Ohio, who works two jobs
- Jensen Walcott and Jake Reed. Walcott was fired from her job in Bonner Springs, Kan., for asking why her co-worker, and friend, Reed, made more than she did for the same job
- Khizr Khan, whose son, , Humayun S. M. Khan, is one of 14 American Muslims killed after 9/11 serving in the U.S. Armed Forces
- Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, who commanded U.S. forces in Afghanistan
- Candidates of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
- Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin
- League of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski
- Rep. Sea Patrick Maloney of New York, co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, and LGBT rights activist Sarah McBride
- U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Democratic women of the Senate
- Chelsea Clinton, Clinton's daughter
- Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, presumptive Democratic nominee
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