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Joe Biden, Cory Booker Headline Thursday 2020 DNC Speakers

Former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to accept the nomination for president during the 2020 DNC. Here's who else is speaking.

Presidential candidate Joe Biden will accept his party's nomination during the 2020 DNC in Milwaukee on Thursday.
Presidential candidate Joe Biden will accept his party's nomination during the 2020 DNC in Milwaukee on Thursday. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

MILWAUKEE, WI — Former Vice President Joe Biden will accept the Democratic nomination for president on the final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. Biden will also deliver a speech in which he is expected to talk about his vision for uniting the country. Biden will share screen time with Sen. Cory Booker, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg as well as U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin.

There are several ways to follow the 2020 DNC live, including via mobile device, computer, television, streaming video and smart speaker.

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2020 DNC Day Four
Thursday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. CT

Former Vice President Joe Biden
Sen. Cory Booker
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Sen. Chris Coons
The Biden family

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Thursday's Pre-Show

Convention attendees can tune in for a panel from the Democratic Governors Association on #DemGovsGetItDone: Progress in Red & Purple States, featuring Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday at 6 p.m. CDT. The panel will be streamed live on the Democratic Governors Association Facebook page.

Hip-hop podcast Behind The Rhyme will host a pre-show event called Your Voice Your Vote, a live special featuring coverage and a simulcast of the Democratic National Convention, starting at 7 p.m. CDT. The show will be streamed live on Twitch and will roll into the 2020 DNC simulcast.

Talk show Pod Save America along with Hosts Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, and Dan Pfeiffer will look back at the week’s highlights as well as moments from past conventions. The Pod Save America starts at 7 p.m. CDT and will be streamed live here.

A post-show panel will be followed by a DJ set with Jermaine Dupri on Thursday.

Featured Artists

The 2020 DNC will also feature musical acts such as John Legend, The Chicks, Common and Billy Porter among others. Convention officials have yet to say which day each performer will be featured. Here is the full list of performers for the convention.

Leon Bridges
The Chicks
Common
Billie Eilish
Jennifer Hudson
John Legend
Billy Porter
Maggie Rogers
Prince Royce
Stephen Stills

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