CHICAGO: Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz took the stage on Wednesday night (Aug 21), joined by a litany of Democratic luminaries, and together they urged Americans to elect Kamala Harris president and stave off a return of Donald Trump to the White House. "It's the honour of my life to accept your nomination for vice president of the United States. We're all here tonight for one beautiful simple reason: We love this country," the 60-year-old Minnesota governor said to cheers from assembled Democrats on the third night of the Democratic National Convention.
Republican deserters joined Democratic stalwarts in supporting the Harris-Walz ticket. "Next time you hear him, don't count the lies. Count the I's," former president Bill Clinton, 78, told a cheering crowd in Chicago on Day Three of the Democratic National Convention, his 12th such event.
Media personality Oprah Winfrey joined Clinton and others to press the case that while Trump was for himself, Harris was for the country. Delegates sprang to their feet, cheering loudly when she entered the stage, an surprise addition to the programme. "I’m calling on all you independents and all you undecideds,” Winfrey said, describing herself as an independent.
“Decency and respect are on the ballot in 2024.” Walz, Harris' running mate in the race against the Republican Trump, was joined by a star-studded lineup of politicians and musicians in his first high-profile address. Vice President Harris emerged as the 2024 Democr.