民主国民大会从周一开始，持续四个晚上这将是一次完全虚拟的聚会，看起来与众不同。
传统上，政治会议是精心编排的现场演出，提前几年就计划好了。但是冠状病毒在密尔沃基，大流行将提名庆祝活动缩减到了最小的规模——在它开始前几天，主要的节目和制作细节仍在变化中。
不过，随着前副总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)接受提名，大会将创造历史，民主党将提名第一位黑人和第一位印度裔女性为副总统候选人:加利福尼亚州参议员卡马拉·哈里斯(Sen. Kamala Harris)。由于民主党计划在全国各地的偏远地区为此次集会打造一个统一战线，这标志着大选季节的正式开始，大会将邀请该党的一些保守派、年轻的后起之秀、前2020年总统候选人，甚至一名共和党人。
以下是您需要了解的关于2020年民主党全国委员会的信息:
大会在何时何地举行
该会议最初计划在密尔沃基的Fiserv论坛举办，现已转变为一个虚拟活动，宣传为“全美大会”，将在所有57个州和地区的节目中进行编排。
大会将于美国东部时间8月17日至20日晚上9点至11点举行。
在密尔沃基，大会的主持人将在威斯康辛中心，一个离金融服务论坛几个街区的较小的地方，但是代表和国会议员被告知在大流行期间不要去威斯康辛州。DNC的制作团队，负责协调每晚活动的现场直播和录像，并以活动空间为基地。
拜登也计划留在他的家乡特拉华州，周四晚上在威尔明顿滨水区的大型活动场所大通中心发表获奖感言。直到上周，他仍计划前往威斯康星州——这在很大程度上是一个象征性的姿态，此前民主党人因四年前忽视该州而受到批评。
哈里斯还计划周三晚上在大通中心发表演讲。
2020年8月11日，2020年民主党全国代表大会在密尔沃基举行，威斯康辛中心有一个标志为大会做广告。
谁将发言
民主党全国代表大会将由该国最杰出的政党领袖、民主党候选人的主要盟友和进步圈的后起之秀组成。
活动组织者在活动开始不到一周前公布了一份内容广泛的演讲者日程表。本周有几位演讲者将在威斯康辛州发表演讲，其余的演讲者将以现场和录音相结合的方式向全国各地的观众发表演讲。
根据民主党公布的日程安排，前第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马、前第二夫人吉尔·拜登、前总统巴拉克·奥巴马和拜登将分别在这四个晚上担任头条新闻。
周一晚上，演讲者包括:伯尼·桑德斯参议员。参议员凯瑟琳·科尔特斯·梅斯特，内华达州民主党人，纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫，密歇根州州长格雷琴·惠特默，民主党众议员吉姆·克莱伯恩，民主党众议员大会主席本尼·汤普森，密西西比州民主党人。威斯康星州众议员格温·摩尔，前俄亥俄州共和党州长约翰·卡西奇，阿拉巴马州参议员道格·琼斯。明尼苏达州民主党参议员艾米·克洛布卡尔和米歇尔·奥巴马。
周二，美国前代理司法部长萨利·耶茨、参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默、前国务卿约翰·克里、众议员亚历山大·奥西奥-科尔特斯、众议员丽莎·布朗特·罗切斯特、众议员德尔。前总统比尔·克林顿和吉尔·拜登将登台。
也是在周二，党内17位“冉冉升起的明星”将发表主旨演讲，意在捕捉党内“思想和观点的多样性”。前佐治亚州州长候选人史黛西·艾布拉姆斯、宾夕法尼亚州众议员康纳·兰姆、德克萨斯州众议员科林·艾尔里德、佛罗里达州农业专员尼基·弗里德和阿拉巴马州伯明翰市市长兰德尔·伍德芬都将参加此次主题演讲。
2016年7月28日，在费城民主党全国代表大会的最后一天，民主党副总统候选人蒂姆·凯恩和民主党总统候选人希拉里·克林顿走过坠落的气球。
星期三将有众议院议长南希·佩洛西、前国务卿希拉里·克林顿和马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦出席。威斯康星州州长托尼·埃维斯，新墨西哥州州长米歇尔·卢汉·格里森，前亚利桑那州众议员嘉贝丽·吉佛斯，加利福尼亚州参议员卡马拉·哈里斯和前总统奥巴马。
整个活动在周四达到高潮，一系列的发言人将引导拜登发表演讲，期间他将正式接受民主党的总统候选人提名，其中包括:新泽西州参议员科里·布克、加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽瑟姆、亚特兰大市长凯莎·兰斯·博茨、威斯康星州参议员塔米·鲍德温、伊利诺伊州参议员谭美·达克沃斯。克里斯·孔斯参议员。，还有拜登一家。
大会还将在两个小时的黄金时段安排一系列普通美国人。
要注意什么
在大会召开前的几周内，规划者们没有像通常那样大张旗鼓地鼓动党的基层，而是在匆忙中做出了前所未有的调整。
虽然大部分集会都被改变了，但这四天活动的一些亮点将会是会议最传统的方面。
该派对的虚拟庆祝活动将于周一开幕。《公约》三个常设委员会(规则、平台和证书)报告的投票结果也将在周一公布，包括对该党平台的投票。该平台是一份象征性文件，概述了该党的优先事项和愿景，但没有任何约束力。
周二，总统候选人提名和附议演讲将开始，代表们——在被告知不要前往密尔沃基后，他们将不会出现在会议大厅——将通过唱名表决提名拜登，预计投票将持续30分钟。“全美点名”将在57个州和地区进行，包括选民、代表、家长、教师、小企业主、活动家和民主党领导人。
今年的大会还将有一个独特的方面，在四个晚上，每天都有一群美国人，其中包括宾夕法尼亚州的一位曾经的特朗普选民，他现在支持拜登;佛罗里达州的一名护理人员和儿童救助延期行动接受者;一位来自威斯康星州的教师;一位来自内华达州的牧师和癌症幸存者;一位母亲在她的儿子被枪击并受重伤后，为枪支暴力的家庭和幸存者创办了一个非营利组织;密歇根州的一名汽车工人;一位来自佐治亚州的公共汽车司机;和一位来自威斯康星州的退休教师。
组织者还计划在整个大会期间播放来自选民和代表的近1000个众包视频。
将这些美国工人阶级包括在内似乎是对拜登自己的根和作为“中产阶级乔”的公众形象的一种姿态
“过去40年来，这一直是我的工作。但我知道是什么造就了这个国家:普通人做着不同寻常的事情。”在肯塔基州的中期集会上说2018年。
音乐家约翰·传奇与前民主党总统候选人、马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦在一场名为“投票出去”的活动中表演。，南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿，2020年2月26日。
大会还将邀请一系列明星艺人参加，包括利昂·布里奇斯、小鸡、普通人、比利·艾里什、詹妮弗·哈德森、约翰·传奇、比利·波特、玛吉·罗杰斯、王子·罗伊斯、斯蒂芬·斯蒂尔斯等等。
据该党官员称，音乐表演将贯穿整个四晚，表演范围从国歌的演绎到美国经典和新歌。
虽然这一活动不会在拥挤的竞技场上举行，但预计一些党内争议会浮出水面。桑德斯的一群支持者仍计划投票反对该党的纲领——该纲领不包括“全民医疗保险”
一些进步人士对奥西奥-科尔特斯的发言时间有限(只有60秒)表示失望，尤其是与卡西奇相比。卡西奇是一名反特朗普的共和党人，他的出现意在表明两党对特朗普的反对。
虚拟大会可以说是该党为提名大会举办过的技术最复杂、最复杂的活动，这可能会在为期一周的制作过程中导致一些技术难题。
如何观看
美国广播公司新闻直播将于美国东部时间每天晚上7点在网络的流媒体新闻频道开始黄金时段的报道，黄金时段的报道将于美国东部时间每晚10点到11点在ABC网络上播出。
2020 Democratic National Convention Viewer's Guide: Biden anchored in Delaware, a virtual nomination and history to be made
The Democratic National Convention, whichbegins on Monday and stretches over four nights, is poised to be an all-virtual gathering that will look unlike any other.
Traditionally, political conventions are painstakingly choreographed live productions that are planned years in advance. But thecoronaviruspandemic has reduced the nominating celebration to a minimal footprint in Milwaukee -- with major programming and production details still in flux just days before it is set to begin.
Still, the convention is set to make history as former Vice President Joe Biden accepts the nomination, and the party nominates the first Black and first woman of Indian descent as a vice presidential candidate: Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. As Democrats aim to project a united front from remote locations across the country for the gathering, which marks the official start to general election season, it will feature some of the party's old guard, young rising stars, former 2020 presidential candidates and even a Republican.
Here's what you need to know about the 2020 DNC:
When and where is the convention
The convention, which was initially planned to be hosted at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, has transitioned to a virtual event, billed as a "Convention Across America" that is set to weave in programming from all 57 states and territories.
The convention will take place Aug. 17 to 20 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET each night.
In Milwaukee, the convention's anchor will be at the Wisconsin Center, a smaller venue a few blocks from the Fiserv Forum, but delegates and members of Congress were told to not travel to Wisconsin amid the pandemic. The DNC's production team, tasked with coordinating live and taped video feeds for the event each night, are based at the event space.
Biden, too, is planning to stay in his home state of Delaware, delivering his acceptance speech on Thursday night from the Chase Center, a large event space on the waterfront in Wilmington. Until last week, he was still planning to travel to Wisconsin -- a largely symbolic gesture after Democrats were criticized for overlooking the state four years ago.
Harris is also planning to give her speech from the Chase Center on Wednesday evening.
Who will be speaking
The Democratic National Convention will feature a star-studded array of the country's most prominent party leaders, key allies of the presumptive Democratic nominee and rising stars in progressive circles.
Organizers for the event unveiled a wide-ranging speaker schedule less than a week before the event. Several speakers throughout the week will be based in Wisconsin, while the rest of the slate will speak to viewers from across the country in a mix of live and taped addresses.
Former first lady Michelle Obama, former second lady Dr. Jill Biden, former President Barack Obama and Biden will headline each of the four nights, according to a schedule released by the Democratic Party.
For Monday night, the speakers include: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., convention chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., former Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich, Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Michelle Obama.
On Tuesday, former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, former Secretary of State John Kerry, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., former President Bill Clinton and Jill Biden will take the stage.
Also on Tuesday, a group of 17 "rising stars" within the party will deliver a keynote speech meant to capture the "diversity of ideas and perspectives" within the party. Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb, Texas Rep. Colin Allred, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and Birmingham, Alabama, Mayor Randall Woodfin are among the officials set to participate in the keynote.
Wednesday will feature House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and former President Obama.
The entire event culminates on Thursday with a range of speakers that all lead up to Biden's speech, during which he will formally accept the party's presidential nomination, including: Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., and the Biden family.
The convention will also feature a lineup of everyday Americans throughout the two-hours of prime time.
What to watch for
Without the fanfare that typically marks a convention to excite the party's base, planners made unprecedented adjustments on the fly in the weeks leading up to the convention.
While so much of the gathering has been altered, some of the four-day event's highlights will be among the most traditional aspects of a convention.
The party's virtual festivities will kick off on Monday with opening ceremonies. The results of votes on reports from each of the three standing committees to the convention -- rules, platform and credentials -- will also be announced on Monday, including the vote on the party's platform -- a symbolic document that outlines the party's priorities and vision but is in no way binding.
On Tuesday, the presidential candidate nominating and seconding speeches are set to take place, and delegates -- who won't be in the convention hall after being told not to travel to Milwaukee -- will nominate Biden by a roll call vote that is expected to take place over the course of 30 minutes. The "Roll Call Across America" will happen across 57 states and territories and include voters, delegates, parents, teachers, small business owners, activists and leaders in the Democratic Party.
The convention will also feature a unique aspect this year, with a lineup of everyday Americans across the four nights, which include a one-time Trump voter in Pennsylvania who is now backing Biden; a paramedic and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient in Florida; a teacher from Wisconsin; a pastor and cancer survivor from Nevada; a mother who started a nonprofit for families and survivors of gun violence after her son was shot and sustained major injuries; an auto worker from Michigan; a bus driver from Georgia; and a retired teacher from Wisconsin.
The organizers are also planning to feature nearly 1,000 crowdsourced videos from voters and delegates throughout the convention.
The inclusion of these working class Americans appears to be an overture to Biden's own roots and public persona as "middle-class Joe."
"That's been my handle for the last 40 years. But I know what made the country what it is: ordinary people doing extraordinary things," Bidensaid during a midterm rally in Kentuckyin 2018.
The convention will also feature an array of celebrity entertainers across all four nights, including Leon Bridges, The Chicks, Common, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Billy Porter, Maggie Rogers, Prince Royce, Stephen Stills and more.
The musical acts will be featured across all four nights and the performances will range from renditions of the national anthem, to American classics and new songs, according to party officials.
While the event won't be taking place in a crowded arena, expect some of the intraparty disputes to bubble to the surface remotely. A group of Sanders supporters still plans to vote against the party's platform -- which does not include "Medicare for All."
And some progressives have voiced frustration with the limited amount of speaking time given to Ocasio-Cortez, just 60 seconds, especially compared to Kasich -- an anti-Trump Republican whose presence is meant to illustrate bipartisan opposition to Trump.
The virtual convention will arguably be the most technologically complex and sophisticated event the party has ever executed for a nominating convention, which could lead to some technical difficulties during the weeklong production.
How to watch
ABC News Livewill kick off prime-time coverage each day at 7 p.m. ET on the network's streaming news channel and prime-time coverage will air from 10 to 11 p.m. ET each night of the convention on ABC network.
