Walz Delivers On-Brand Speech As Democrats Look Towards Harris Finale

VP nominee Tim Walz hit what have already become classic notes in his oeuvre Wednesday: family, football, popular progressive policies, decency, the “weirdness” of the other guys. His speech was punctuated with shots of his proud, sometimes crying children — his son Gus yelling “that’s my dad” — and cardboard cutouts of his face held aloft by the crowd.

A series of other speakers, including fellow Minnesotan Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and his former students, testified to his real-guy bona fides before he took the stage.

Former President Bill Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries also spoke, though the overall rhetorical electricity dipped from Tuesday’s double-barrel Obama barn burner.

With three convention nights in the books, Democrats await the Kamala Harris finale.

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What to know:

• The second day of the Democratic National Convention, once again, included moving speeches, this time from the power couple Michelle and Barack Obama as well as the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
• Following, the emotional farewell President Joe Biden gave on Night 1, Democrats shifted their focus to "the next 77 days."
• With messages of hope and urgency, the Obamas called on all Democrats and Democratic voters to not take the momentum for granted and to take action to help Harris and Walz get elected.
• "If we each do our part over the next 77 days, if we knock on doors, if we make phone calls, if we talk to our friends, if we listen to our neighbors, if we work like we never worked before, if we hold firm to our convictions, we will elect Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States and Tim Walz as the next Vice President of the United States,” former President Barack Obama said.
• Catch up on our live coverage from Night 2 here.