By — Hannah Grabenstein Hannah Grabenstein Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-with-a-dj-spinning-states-pledge-delegates-for-harris-at-2024-democratic-national-convention Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: With a DJ spinning, states pledge delegates for Harris at 2024 Democratic National Convention Politics Aug 20, 2024 11:37 PM EDT Delegates cast their ceremonial votes for Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee for president at the party’s national convention in Chicago on Tuesday. As DJ Cassidy spun records for every state and U.S. territory, delegates spoke about why they were there, what is special about their homes and why they were supporting Harris. Rapper Lil Jon, actors Wendell Pierce and Sean Astin, and a number of leading Democratic lawmakers made appearances. Watch the ceremonial roll call vote in the player above. Minnesota and California, home states of Harris and Gov. Tim Walz, were the last to cast their votes. Tuesday’s roll call was a repeat of an online event in early August, when Harris became the official nominee. The DNC called the ceremonial vote a “celebratory roll call.” Later in the week, Harris and Walz will formally accept their nominations as the party’s candidates. Find more of our DNC 2024 coverage Live updates: The Obamas and Doug Emhoff are set to speak on Day 2 of the DNC Live fact check: Night 2 of the Democratic National Convention 7 takeaways from DNC Day 1 Fact-checking warnings from Democrats about Project 2025 and Donald Trump WATCH: What delegates and protesters want from Harris on Gaza WATCH: ‘The future is here,’ Hillary Clinton says in 2024 Democratic National Convention speech WATCH: How Democrats could expand the Senate map in November, according to Sen. Gary Peters We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Hannah Grabenstein Hannah Grabenstein @hgrabenstein
Delegates cast their ceremonial votes for Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee for president at the party’s national convention in Chicago on Tuesday. As DJ Cassidy spun records for every state and U.S. territory, delegates spoke about why they were there, what is special about their homes and why they were supporting Harris. Rapper Lil Jon, actors Wendell Pierce and Sean Astin, and a number of leading Democratic lawmakers made appearances. Watch the ceremonial roll call vote in the player above. Minnesota and California, home states of Harris and Gov. Tim Walz, were the last to cast their votes. Tuesday’s roll call was a repeat of an online event in early August, when Harris became the official nominee. The DNC called the ceremonial vote a “celebratory roll call.” Later in the week, Harris and Walz will formally accept their nominations as the party’s candidates. Find more of our DNC 2024 coverage Live updates: The Obamas and Doug Emhoff are set to speak on Day 2 of the DNC Live fact check: Night 2 of the Democratic National Convention 7 takeaways from DNC Day 1 Fact-checking warnings from Democrats about Project 2025 and Donald Trump WATCH: What delegates and protesters want from Harris on Gaza WATCH: ‘The future is here,’ Hillary Clinton says in 2024 Democratic National Convention speech WATCH: How Democrats could expand the Senate map in November, according to Sen. Gary Peters We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now