CHICAGO — The Democratic National Convention's third night showcased a familiar former president, Bill Clinton, and introduced more Americans to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, little known outside his state until Vice President Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate. Walz, with his background as a former teacher and football coach, used his speech to put a hometown spin on the Democrats' agenda of protecting individual freedoms and rejecting what they paint as the intrusive policies of Republican Donald Trump.
Wednesday's program also highlighted plenty of up-and-coming Democratic politicians and media mogul Oprah Winfrey, who gave an energetic speech in support of the party's ticket. Here are some takeaways from the third night of the DNC. Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov.
Tim Walz speaks Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Walz offers himself as Midwestern everyman For years, Republicans caricatured Democrats as coastal elites who have little in common with ordinary Americans. Walz tried to use his biography as a hunter, teacher, football coach and national guardsman from the Midwest to disarm those attacks, which Republicans in the past have wielded with merciless efficiency.
His presence on the ticket offers a counterweight in a year when Republicans are trying to paint Harris as a California liberal with dangerous ideas. During his speech, Walz sought to turn Republican arguments on their head while making an appeal for commo.