US Democratic Party Convention Opening Most of the schedule is online

US Democratic Party Convention Opening Most of the schedule is Internet 17th August 15:27

The National Party Convention of the opposition and Democratic Party aiming to regain the power in the fall US presidential election will start on the 17th on the 18th of Japan time, and former Vice President Biden will be officially nominated as a candidate for the party. This time, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, most of the schedule will be an exceptional competition that will be held via the Internet.

The opposition and Democratic party convention for the US presidential election in November will be held on the night of the 17th, starting from the morning of the 18th of Japan time on the 4th.

Initially, delegates and party members from all over the US were supposed to hold a large-scale event at the venue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Midwest, but due to the influence of the new coronavirus, most of the schedule will be done via the Internet. became.

On the first day of the convention, on the 17th of the first day, the de facto policy statement of the party will be adopted, and on the second day, former Vice President Biden will be officially nominated as a candidate for the party.

On the third day, on the 19th, Senator Harris, who will be the Vice Presidential candidate, will make a speech to accept the nomination, and on the 20th of the final day, Mr. Biden will make a speech to express his determination to regain the administration. It has become.

It has been pointed out that the reason behind the loss of the Democratic Party in the previous presidential election was that Hillary Clinton, who had a policy toward the middle, could not put together the supporters of the left side.

It is also said that Biden leads President Trump in polls, but the movement lacks excitement.

Former President and Mrs. Obama and the left-wing Senators Sanders and Senator Warren, who are strongly supported by young people, will also give a speech at the party convention, and the Democratic Party will try to unite the party through the convention and campaign. I want to gain momentum.

Corona Impact An Unusual Party Tournament

The National Party Convention of the two largest political parties in the United States is an important event that aims to win the presidential election by uniting the parties to widely appeal to presidential candidates, vice-presidential candidates and pledges.

Up to now, more than 10,000 people, including representatives from all over the United States, have participated in speeches and various gatherings inside and outside the venue every day, with media members gathering from around the world to broadcast the tournament live all over the world. I came.

However, this is an unprecedented tournament in which the scale has been greatly reduced to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.

The Democratic National Convention is held every day for four days, two nights a night, and the first time a national delegate votes online to officially nominate former Vice President Biden as presidential candidate.

The Democratic Party chose Wisconsin in the Midwest as the venue because it is believed that Mr. Trump won the presidential election four years ago last time, and this time it is the state that is also the key to the victory, so the tournament is excited and support is expanded The aim was to connect

However, due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the tournament was delayed for one month from the original schedule, Mr. Biden also gave up the nomination acceptance speech in the field, and it is expected that it will be done from the local eastern Delaware via the Internet.

At the convention four years ago, former Secretary of State Clinton was the first female to be selected as a presidential candidate for a major political party, and while the left-wing group protested during the convention, a line conflict within the party was revealed. It was.

This time, the focus will be on how much attention will be given to Mr. Harris by being appointed as the first black female vice presidential candidate and the impetus for the main election.

On the other hand, the ruling and republican national conventions will be held from the 24th of next week, and the venue will be Charlotte, South Carolina, but the number of delegates gathering there will be greatly reduced to more than 10%.

At the Republican convention, President Trump replied that the governor of North Carolina demanded a reduction in scale due to measures to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus, and he will once give a nomination acceptance speech in southern Florida. It was

However, because of the ongoing spread of the infection, it was cancelled, and President Trump said that he would give a nomination acceptance speech at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in the eastern part of the Civil War, or at the White House, which is also an unusual development.

"Without Corona..."

Initially, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the Democratic National Party Convention will be held, was visited by 50,000 people, including people involved in the convention as well as media members, and the economic effect was 200 million dollars, and the Japanese yen was over 21 billion yen. It was expected to go up.

However, since all the major events of the party convention will be held on the Internet this time, it is discouraged from the local business world, which was expecting the benefit of the economic effect, in the predicament of the spread of the new coronavirus. The voice is rising.

Among them, a hotel in Milwaukee, which was renovated from a 120 year old private house, was opened last month in line with the demand of the party convention.

Initially, all 17 rooms were fully occupied for 5 days including the party convention period, but it is said that all the reservations were canceled.

Hotel manager Anne Koller said, "Biden didn't come to Milwaukee and all the delegates were online too, so the room was no longer needed. It's very painful."

In addition, Dan Kat, who runs a restaurant in front of the stadium originally planned as a venue, said, ``Without the new coronavirus, it would have been full, from 1000 meals to 1200 meals a day during the competition. I was planning to serve food. Probably it was a once-in-a-lifetime event for my restaurant, so it's a shame."

Peggy Williams-Smith, a representative of the Milwaukee Tourism Association, said, "Actually, some party tournament staff and security personnel will come to 300 to 500 people in total, and the economic effect will be 300 million. It's expected to stay in a circle. Unfortunately, it's a shame that the tournament is online, but it's inevitable to put the safety of visitors and citizens first."