2024 DNC Predictions and Wishlists

Swift will still be in Europe on tour, but I've read rumors that she might make a video appearance at one point during the convention.

Tentative foundational schedule for speakers has been released.

Monday: Opening with President Biden; Hillary Clinton

Tuesday: Governor Pritzker opening; Fmr. President Obama

Wednesday: Fmr. President Clinton; Governor Tim Walz

Thursday: Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepts nomination

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Democratic National Convention begins in less than a week and Chicago's top safety officials went over security plans Tuesday morning.

Both the city and Secret Service shared an update on their final safety plans ahead of the convention.

Protesters like the Coalition To March On The DNC, comprised of 200 groups from around the country are gearing up for two Union Park rallies, expecting 40,000 people to attend.

"And that requires housing people," Faayani Aboma Mijana with Coalition To March On The DNC said. "That requires figuring out how people are going to eat. That requires figuring out what people are going to do to help this effort, like the administrative tasks."

Protest groups had filed a lawsuit against the city to be within "sight and sound" of the United Center to express their views on the war in Gaza.

But a judge ruled Monday that the city's plan, which has protesters more than three miles east of the convention site, meets the First Amendment and safety and security concerns, so the city can keep its plan in place.

Barbra will apear live via satellite to lip sync, "Don't Lie To Me".

Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Host Panel With Democratic Women Governors During DNC:

There will be violence; we will make sure of that, since it's all we've got.

Hollywood Hits the Windy City: Roundup of Stars Traveling to Chicago’s DNC for Concerts, Events:

What do I want to see? The roll call vote like in 2020 when we got to see what the states look like from the delegates.

I LOVED that! Like the Native American guy in New Mexico and the crab boil in Maryland.

It was so neat to see all sorts of Americans out in their state giving their votes. I want to see that again!

I think Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are going to hang back for a while and then come out asking people to register and vote for Harris. The repubs are going to come out slinging mud and dirty tricks, maybe get women to claim Kelce sexually harassed or assaulted them in the past. Maybe hinting there is a sex tape of Swift going down on her cat.

Judging by the turnout of the Republicans for Harris zoom call, I'm going to bet we see a number of Never Trumper Republicans giving speeches. If you step outside of the Fox/Newsmax/Truth Social Twilight Zone, there is actually a huge movement growing of disaffected Republicans coming out for Harris/Walz. I think it would be a really impactful moment of bipartisan unity if we dedicated some portion of the convention to thank them for putting country before party.

As next week’s Democratic National Convention starts to click into view, Politico reports Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has landed a primetime speaking slot Wednesday night.

I'm here volunteering (handing out gift bags) and have it under very good authority from one of the housing liason volunteer queens that Beyonce is IN Chicago and WILL be performing on Thursday.

Wishlist: You'll be too busy watching it on TV you won't pollute Datalounge with six hundred threads about it.

[quote] I'm going to bet we see a number of Never Trumper Republicans giving speeches.

at least one

.... or two ^...

I hope the lesser known, but practical moderate Midwestern types ( think Elissa Slotkin or Haley Stevens) give speeches. I'm tired of pretty girl Alexandria Ocasio Cortez getting attention.

Helluva date night

R17 Oh, well that's just adorable. 😍

I had a very short interaction with Jen Psaki here today and I am proud to report she was an absolute doll. We talked about redhead sun protection and compared our UVA blocking sunbrellas.

Hillary Clinton will wear white.

Pete got a good night. Nice notch on the belt.

Agree that Pete is not getting State, but he's certainly in with both feet

Fox will carry only the protests.

Full list of Republicans endorsing Harris:

Name the ways donOLD could not be substituted for Kamala in this photo

Fox and the three major networks will carry the convention coverage from 10-11.

Not necessarily in this order

Some of those must be afternoon, right? They can't get all those into three hours at night, surely.

Kamala was not elected via primary. It is a coronation. How drunk will she be to accept?

[quote] Predictions and Wishlists

earrings and Caftans!

r31, If Harris takes the stage, drunk off her ass, carrying a full shot glass of Crown Royal, with a flask at her hip, she'd still present herself better than Trump.

Re r29

Sean O'Brien done fucked up.

[quote] I hope the lesser known, but practical moderate Midwestern types ( think Elissa Slotkin or Haley Stevens) give speeches. I'm tired of pretty girl Alexandria Ocasio Cortez getting attention.

Jasmine Crockett and Grace Meng arguably have better slots than AOC (even if Mallory McMorrow does not).

R36 Thanks for posting that. But, ugh AOC is still speaking there. I'm glad Lauren Underwood is speaking she was a nurse and also worked in public health before running for Congress. She is vey down to earth and practical unlike "Look at me attention whore/magazine cover girl AOC".

I'm also glad Mallory McMorrow is speaking, I really loved this speech she gave on the Michigan Senate floor a few years ago. McMorrow would be an ideal person to be in Congress and I would take her any day over brats like AOC, Rashida Talib, and Ilhan Omar. McMorrow needs to consider a run for federal level office.

Jasmine Crockett needs to steal AOC magazine cover thunder. I like Crockett and hope she will be POTUS someday.

Crockett, Lauren Underwood, and Haley Stevens need to do some kind of power move to push out The Squad when it comes to media attention.

I'm sure FIUX will be outraged

Full clip for ^^^.

Traditional start, soulful ending.

Deadline says, despite rumors, Taylor will not be showing up at the DNC:

I very much doubt that an appearance by Swift will overshadow Harris.

If Swift is going to signal her support for Harris to her fans and the rest of the known world, wouldn't she do her usual elliptical style, leaving everybody to figure out, but leaves no doubt of who she supports?

[quote] I'm also glad Mallory McMorrow is speaking,

About a third of my feed is the children's choir who sang the national anthem and another third is praise for McMorrow. She may not have gotten a prime slot but she still hit a home run.

Lis Smith does consulting for McMorrow. I predict a Congressional run after McMorrow finishes her MI state senate career.

[quote] These men have since been exonerated.

[quote] At the time, then-businessman Donald Trump took out ads in multiple newspapers calling for the boys to receive the death penalty.

[quote] The boys were just 14 to 16 years old at the time.

I wish there had been fewer speakers, since the momentum provided by Hillary is slumbering. Not a good look for primetime viewing.

Grindr at the DNC: