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Democratic national convention 2024

The 2024 Democratic national convention was held on 19-22 August in Chicago. Kamala Harris officially accepted the party nomination, along with her vice-presidential pick, Tim Walz

September 2024

  • Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour - London, UK<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 15: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO BOOK COVERS. Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at Wembley Stadium on August 15, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )

    Taylor Swift has endorsed Kamala Harris. She has Donald Trump to thank for it

    The former US president did what no one else could do: cracked Swift’s inscrutable veneer by annoying her into action with an Instagram post backing Harris
  • basketball players kneel before the start of a game

    American psyche
    ‘Shut up and dribble’ no more: US athletes juggle the interplay of sports and politics

    As more athletes publicly express their political views, politicians also referencing sports to boost their standing
  • Emma Brockes

    Kamala Harris is steering clear of Hillary Clinton’s feminist messaging – and it’s working

    Emma Brockes
    This Democratic campaign isn’t about breaking the ‘glass ceiling’. Maybe that’s the best way of beating Trump, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

27 August 2024

  • Moira Donegan

    Why is alleged predator Bill Clinton still welcome in the Democratic party?

    Moira Donegan
  • FILE PHOTO: Harris and Walz campaign in Wisconsin<br>FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks as she is filmed for a live broadcast into Chicago's Democratic National Convention (DNC), after delegates of each state delegation ended the roll call to once again nominate her as presidential nominee, during her rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

    Kamala Harris’s rise has energized many Asian Americans. Could these ‘unmeasured’ voters swing battleground states?

    Jeff Yang

26 August 2024

  • Nesrine Malik

    ‘Brat’ Kamala or ‘dragon mother’ Pelosi? This meme machine is a risky strategy in a high-stakes election

    Nesrine Malik
    The Democrats are hoping to win voters over on vibe alone. But feelings are fickle, and people could be persuaded either way, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

25 August 2024

  • side-by-side close-ups of man wearing blue suit standing behind microphone and woman wearing light blue suit

    ‘Georgia’s ours to lose’: Trump and Harris camps zero in on swing states

    Amid close race, Harris to go on tour in Georgia as Trump surrogate insists state’s governor will back ex-president
  • Closeup of chest of man in suit, with keffiyeh that says Democrats for Palestinian Rights.

    ‘This is my political home’: how 30 Gaza ceasefire delegates changed the Democratic convention

    The anti-war delegates worked tirelessly, staging a sit-in and moving more than 300 Harris delegates to join them
  • A smiling Kamala Harris raises her hand.

    As Republicans flail from ‘one stupid jackass thing to another’, Harris strives to define vision

    Vice-president enjoys post-convention glow but her policies are undefined as Trump searches for line of attack

24 August 2024

  • a person holds a smartphone and a microphone with 'Fox News' branding

    Tactical ad breaks and lies: rightwing coverage of DNC is exactly as expected

  • A teenage boy (Gus Walz) cries as he points his finger ahead in a crowd

    Backlash erupts over criticism of Tim Walz’s emotional son: ‘families are everything’

23 August 2024

  • A man wearing a navy suit and red tie (Donald Trump) looks to the side while at a political rally

    Harris’s convention speech sparks live rant from outraged Trump

  • A throng of Pro-Palestinan protesters conduct a night-time sit-in with flags and lights

    ‘Like a rollercoaster’: Palestinian-Americans clamour to be heard at Democratic convention

  • Kamala Harris speaks to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago

    The Guardian view on Kamala Harris’s speech: the Democrats have liftoff

  • Stephen Colbert on stage

    Stephen Colbert on Kamala Harris: ‘A prosecutor in the trial of Donald J Trump’

  • Pink, Mindy Kaling but no Beyoncé: the celebrities who ruled the DNC

  • The Week in Patriarchy
    Harris wants to bring ‘joy, joy, joy’ to Americans. What about Palestinians?

    Arwa Mahdawi

  • Kamala Harris pledges to ‘chart a new way forward’ as she accepts nomination

  • 10 notable moments from the 2024 Democratic national convention

  • Steph Curry backs Kamala Harris for president in surprise DNC appearance – video

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