PHILADELPHIA — After a night of high profile primetime speakers, including First Lady Michelle Obama and Sen. Bernie Sanders, Day Two of the Democratic National Convention will continue the trend.
Former President Bill Clinton will top the list of highly regarded speakers who will more than likely see his wife, Hillary Clinton, become the first woman presidential nominee from a major party.
Like the RNC, the roll call vote is taking place on a Tuesday.
Set to begin at 4:30 p.m., the roll call vote will be singularly longest event of the night. Hillary Clinton currently holds 2,807 delegates to Bernie Sanders’ 1,894 delegates. To secure the Democratic nomination, the nominee needs to garner 2,383 delegates.
Also expected to speak at Day Two are the Mothers of the Movement, a group of mothers who lost their children to actions of police officers or while in police custody. Included in the group of women are mother of Trayvon Martin, Sybrina Fulton, mother of Eric Garner, Gwen Carr, mother of Sandra Bland, Geneva Reed-Veal and mother of Michael Brown, Lezley McSpadden.
Musical performances will include Andra Day and Alicia Keys. Celebrity appearances will be made by actresses Lena Dunham, America Ferrera, actor Tony Goldwyn and the night's host Elizabeth Banks.
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