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Joe Biden, forgotten but not gone at the DNC

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22.08.2024

‘Dark Brandon’ imagery keeps sneaking into Kamala Harris’s convention.

By Dana Milbank

August 21, 2024 at 8:17 p.m. EDT

At the Democratic National Convention, President Joe Biden is forgotten — but not gone.

Biden skipped town after delivering his speech on Monday night, and which technically ended Tuesday morning. But remnants of him keep popping up at the United Center in Chicago.

Since Vice President Kamala Harris replaced Biden as the party’s candidate just a few short weeks ago, organizers raced to remove all things Biden 2024 and replace them with Harris 2024. Mostly, they succeeded. The concession booths offer “Kamala Harris for President,” “Harris!” and “Kamala” T-shirts, though none that mention Tim Walz, who apparently landed on the ticket too late to be included in the merch order.

Other things couldn’t be updated so quickly. The delegates voted Monday night to approve the party’s 2024 platform, which makes repeated references to Biden’s “second term.” The platform committee approved the document before Biden withdrew his candidacy, so it was too........

© Washington Post


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