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With the US election just over three months away
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the Democratic Party is holding its convention in Chicago this week. Both parties hold these mega get-togethers every four years
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both to officially nominate their candidates for president and VP, and to agree on the party's policy platform
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But with Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walls, already anointed via a virtual process
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this year's event will focus on passing the torch. Here are the key moments you might have missed
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Signs reading, We Heart Joe, covered the convention floor, as he told America, I gave my best
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to you for 50 years. Like many of you, I gave my heart and soul to our nation
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After being forced to drop out of the race following a calamitous debate with
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Republican challenger Donald Trump, it was not the speech Biden was expecting to make
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But he gave his vice president a full-throated endorsement, describing selecting her as his running
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mate as the best decision he made in his whole career and urging voters to back her
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And the Democratic nominee then made a surprise appearance of her own, taking to the stage in a
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break with tradition. Nominees typically close out the convention, with a keynote speech on the final night
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which Harris will still deliver. But she also opted to thank Biden in person
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and from the main stage on Monday night, praising his historic leadership and lifetime of service
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to our nation. We are forever grateful to you, thank you, Joe, she told delegates and the Biden family
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Then last night, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle delivered their own endorsements of Harris
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In a nod to his own historic presidential run of 2008, which saw him become the first black president
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Obama stated, yes she can. A reference to his own campaign slogan, yes, we can
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While Michelle Obama also received a warm welcome for her speech, as she insisted, America, hope is making a comeback
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