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2024 Democratic National Convention
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The 2024 Democratic National Convention is a presidential nominating convention in which delegates of the United States Democratic Party will select the party's nominees for president and vice president in the 2024 United States presidential election. It is scheduled to be held August 19 to 22, 2024, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.[3][1]
This article may be affected by the following current event: Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election. Information in this article may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (July 2024) |
2024 presidential election![]() | |
Convention | |
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Date(s) | August 19–22, 2024[1] |
City | Chicago, Illinois |
Venue | United Center |
Chair | Minyon Moore[2] |
Keynote speaker | TBD |
Notable speakers | TBD |
Candidates | |
Presidential nominee | TBD |
Vice presidential nominee | TBD |
Voting | |
Total delegates | 4,521 |
Votes needed for nomination | 1,886 (from pledged delegates only) |
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By tradition,[4] because the Democratic Party currently holds the White House, its convention will be conducted after the 2024 Republican National Convention, which was held from July 15 to 18, 2024. Following President Joe Biden's decision on July 21 to withdraw his candidacy,[5] which has been described as starting a campaign "unlike any in modern times",[6] there is a possibility that this will be an open convention for the first time since 1968,[7] with no candidate nominated on the first ballot[8] and multiple candidates.[9] This has been supported by notable Democrats including Nancy Pelosi; others, in contrast, have been worried about the prospect of splitting the party through it.[7] Joe Manchin, who is presently a U.S. senator from West Virginia;[10] and several other candidates are likely considering bids for the presidency.[8][10] Kamala Harris, the current Vice President of the United States, was endorsed by President Biden shortly after his announcement to withdraw, and is making a bid for the presidency at the convention.[11] Many Democrats[who?] fear that the convention will be the site of protests, as historically has been the case for many major party conventions in the United States, with the Biden administration's support for Israel likely to be a key issue.[12][needs update?]