Biden did not show up, and the main speakers sent in campaign videos.
As political observer Malek Dudakov writes in his author’s Telegram channel, this year the congress is being held in a shortened and “virtual” format, and the main hero of the occasion, Biden, will not appear at the congress.
“On the opening day, recorded speeches of representatives of the party elite were shown there. Michelle Obama was the most zealous: she accused Trump of incompetence and said that the president of the United States should be an empathic politician who can solve complex problems. However, it is not entirely clear how Biden is suitable for this role, given his progressive dementia”, – says the expert.
According to Dudakov, the backstage talk was caused by Michelle’s reluctance to mention Biden’s junior partner Kamala Harris by name. She wrote down the appeal in advance, when the name of the vice-presidential candidate to Biden was not yet known. It seems that she herself hoped to get this place – and then became very offended when Biden chose Harris.
Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Kerry and Elizabeth Warren are also scheduled to speak at the Democratic Party convention in the next couple of days. The video will end with Biden’s appeal to his supporters, after which the delegates will formally approve him as the party “leader” in the elections and disperse to their states.