The Democratic Convention: A Personal Viewers Guide

 

Today the Democratic Convention starts and while the cosplay will not be as good as at most science fiction conventions I have realized I am looking forward to the week. Since COVID is still happening this year's Democratic Convention is online which means we all have more opportunities to go to panels with interesting people or interesting topics. You can check out the day by day Convention Schedule for this week.

In short, the big keynote speakers each night are:

Monday: Michelle Obama 

Tuesday: Dr. Jill Biden

Wednesday: President Barack Obama 

Thursday: Joe Biden 

There are many different ways to participate in the convention:

You can put each evening's program on.

You can follow a particular individual or group of individuals.

You can follow a particular issue area such as LGBTQ+ panels.

You can watch or read a summary of the convention from your favorite news source.

Like all conventions, the best way to enjoy is to choose your own adventure.

For me personally, while there will be many interesting and well-known guests at the convention the one I am following is my Pete Buttigieg. Typically I do not pay much attention to the convention, might watch a few keynotes but that is about it, but this year I am planning on going to several virtual caucus meetings and various tailgating events throughout the week. This is in part because I started really paying attention to the whole political pre-season about a year to a year and a half ago because I fell head over heels for Pete and Chasten, and Team Pete, and the Rules of the Road, and now Pete's Win The Era.  And I am lucky and he will be all over, at panels, a keynote speaker on Thursday, on various news channels, etc and most of his events are free.

So while I know I will not get to everything on Pete's Schedule (especially the early morning stuff, sorry Pete I need sleep LOL or things I have to work too hard to track down links) here is generally which panels I will be at this week.

Pete’s Official Schedule

Follow throughout the week as Pete talks to different organizations, party councils, and reporters about why he’s so excited to help unite our party and work to elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We will update throughout the week as appearances and interviews are added.

Note: all times are in EDT and subject to change based on when events start.
Monday

7:40 am – Live on MSNBC Morning Joe
2:00 pm – Black Caucus Meeting – RSVP here
5:30 pm – Youth Council Meeting – RSVP here
8:10 pm – Live on PBS Newshour
8:30 pm – Live on CNN Primetime Convention Coverage

Tuesday

1:00 pm – LGBTQ Caucus Meeting – RSVP here
4:00 pm – Washington Post Live with Robert Costa – Streaming here
6:00 pm – Veterans and Military Families Council Meeting – RSVP here
8:45 pm – Live on MSNBC Primetime Convention Coverage
9pm – Roll Call Across America – Streaming here Watch as Pete, in his role as chair of Indiana Delegation, casts his vote for the nomination of the Biden-Harris Ticket

Wednesday

Morning – Live on CNN New Day
Afternoon – Live on MSNBC
7:15 pm – Win the Era Grassroots Happy Hour – Get your ticket here
8:00 pm – Young Americans for Biden Watch Party – Link to come
8:30 pm – Iowa for Biden Watch Party – Link to come

Thursday

7:30 pm – Voices of Victory Event in support of the LGBTQ Victory Fund – Get your ticket here
8:30 pm – New Hampshire for Biden Watch Party – Link to come
9:00 pm – Pete Buttigieg addresses the 2020 Democratic National Convention live from South Bend – Streaming here