2016 Democratic National Convention#Platform provisions

In 2016, the Republican and Democratic conventions were held in late July before the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, instead of after the Olympics as in 2008 and 2012. One reason why the Republican Party scheduled its convention in July was to help avoid a longer, drawn-out primary battle (as in 2012). The Democrats then followed suit, scheduling their convention the week after the Republicans' convention, to provide a quicker response.{{cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/23/politics/democratic-national-convention-date-set/ | title=Democratic National Convention date set | first=Alexandra | last=Jaffe | publisher=CNN | date=January 23, 2015 | access-date=August 25, 2015}}

File:PHL DNC305 (28482015210).jpg scans delegate bus entering the convention]]

The formal bid process was initiated when, in February 2014, the Democratic National Committee sent out letters inquiring into the interest of a number of cities in hosting the 2016 convention. The cities were reported by CNN to have received these letters were Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, El Paso, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Oakland, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, and Tampa.{{cite web |last1=Preston |first1=Mark |title=For 2016, Democrats hunt for a convention city |url=https://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/25/for-2016-democrats-hunt-for-a-convention-city/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226024216/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/25/for-2016-democrats-hunt-for-a-convention-city/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 26, 2014 |website=politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com |publisher=CNN |access-date=April 28, 2021 |language=en |date=February 25, 2014}}

In the spring of 2014, the Democratic National Committee sent requests for proposal inviting fifteen cities to bid for the convention.{{cite web |last1=Schultheis |first1=Emily |title=First on CNN: 15 cities in running for 2016 Democratic Convention |url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/22/first-on-cnn-15-cities-in-running-for-2016-democratic-convention/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425155208/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/22/first-on-cnn-15-cities-in-running-for-2016-democratic-convention/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 25, 2014 |publisher=CNN |access-date=July 28, 2020 |language=en |date=April 22, 2014}} The fifteen cities sent requests for proposals were Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Miami, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, and Salt Lake City.

Cleveland withdrew its bid in July 2014, having already been selected as the site of the Republican National Convention.{{cite news |last1=Kucinich |first1=Jackie |title=Will it be cheesesteaks, sunshine or fame that tip the scale? Members of Congress make their pitches to host the DNC convention |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/07/24/will-it-be-cheesesteaks-sunshine-or-fame-that-tip-the-scale-members-of-congress-make-their-pitches-to-host-the-dnc-convention/ |newspaper=Washington Post}}

In November 2014, the Democratic National Committee named its three finalist cities, Columbus, New York City, and Philadelphia, thereby eliminating bids from Birmingham and Phoenix.

Philadelphia was selected as the host city on February 12, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/02/12/democratic-convention-2016-host-city-philadelphia/22459811/|title=Democrats pick Philadelphia for 2016 convention|work=USA Today|date=February 12, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2016}} The primary venue for the convention would be the Wells Fargo Center, while the Pennsylvania Convention Center was also utilized.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/us/politics/democrats-choose-philadelphia-for-2016-national-convention.html|title=Democrats Pick Philadelphia for 2016 Convention|date=February 13, 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 6, 2016}} The last convention held in Philadelphia was the 2000 Republican National Convention, and the last time the city had hosted the Democratic Convention was in 1948.{{cite web|last1=Brennan|first1=Chris|title=Democrats to convene in Philly in 2016|url=http://articles.philly.com/2015-02-14/news/59123402_1_2012-convention-convention-effort-philadelphia-convention|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328050018/http://articles.philly.com/2015-02-14/news/59123402_1_2012-convention-convention-effort-philadelphia-convention|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 28, 2015|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|access-date=April 18, 2016}} Edward G. Rendell, the former mayor of Philadelphia and governor of Pennsylvania, played a crucial role in securing Philadelphia as the host city.Nikita Stewart, [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/nyregion/in-bid-to-host-democratic-national-convention-in-2016-de-blasio-makes-a-fiscal-case.html In Bid to Host Democratic National Convention in 2016, de Blasio Makes a Fiscal Case], The New York Times (January 28, 2015).

• Philadelphia (Wells Fargo Center)

• Columbus (Nationwide Arena){{cite web |title=Columbus submits official bid for 2016 Democratic National Convention |url=https://www.dispatch.com/article/20140606/NEWS/306069826 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |access-date=July 28, 2020 |language=en |date=June 7, 2014}}{{cite web |title=Dem finalists for 2016 convention |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/24/democrats-name-finalists-host-convention/70048196/ |website=Detroit News |access-date=July 28, 2020 |language=en |date=November 24, 2014}}
• New York City (Barclays Center)

• Birmingham (BJCC Coliseum){{cite web|last1=Thomas|first1=Ken|title=6 Cities Competing for 2016 Democratic Convention|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/cities-competing-2016-democratic-convention-24041564|work=ABC News|access-date=June 7, 2014}}{{cite web | url=https://www.wbrc.com/story/25868601/birmingham-still-in-running-to-host-2016-democratic-national-convention/ | title=Birmingham to get site visit as potential host of 2016 DNC | publisher=WBRC | date=June 25, 2014 | access-date=July 28, 2020 | website=wbrc.com}}
• Cleveland (Quicken Loans Arena) withdrew bid{{cite web |title=Cleveland Bids to Host the 2016 Democratic National Convention |url=http://www.p2016.org/chrnconv/clevelanddemocratic.html |website=p2016.org |access-date=July 28, 2020 |date=July 18, 2014}}
• Phoenix (US Airways Center){{cite web |title=Phoenix Is "All Business" in Bid to Host 2016 Democratic National Convention |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140815005594/en/Phoenix-%E2%80%9CAll-Business%E2%80%9D-Bid-Host-2016-Democratic |website=businesswire.com |access-date=July 28, 2020 |language=en |date=August 15, 2014}}

The 2016 Philadelphia Host Committee, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, was the official and federally designated presidential convention host committee for the convention, charged with the task of raising the necessary funds to hold the convention. The Host Committee was composed of 10 prominent Philadelphia business executives, civic and other community leaders. The Reverend Leah Daughtry was the CEO.{{cite web | url=http://www.phillytrib.com/news/dnc-convention-ceo-named/article_4b021812-ab6c-58a5-9a0d-b0f8a7cb54e6.html | title=2016 DNC Convention CEO named | work=The Philadelphia Tribune | date=April 4, 2015 | access-date=April 14, 2015 | last=Jones |first=Ayana}}

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A cache of more than 19,000 e-mails was leaked on July 22, 2016. This caused Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-is-investigating-the-dnc-emails-hack/|title=The FBI investigates DNC hack that released 19000 e-mails |agency=AP |date=July 25, 2016 |work=CBS News |access-date=July 25, 2016}} Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, timed the release of the e-mails to occur shortly before the Democratic convention in hopes of maximizing its impact.{{cite news|last1=Savage|first1=Charlie|title=Assange, Avowed Foe of Clinton, Timed Email Release for Democratic Convention |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/assange-timed-wikileaks-release-of-democratic-emails-to-harm-hillary-clinton.html|access-date=July 27, 2016|website=The New York Times|date=July 26, 2016}}

U.S. Intelligence agents have identified the Russian government as potentially responsible for the hack of the DNC that led to the leaks,{{cite news|last1=Fisher|first1=Max|title=Why Security Experts Think Russia Was Behind the D.N.C. Breach|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/world/europe/russia-dnc-hack-emails.html |access-date=July 27, 2016|website=The New York Times|date=July 26, 2016}} and the U.S. intelligence agencies have "high confidence" that the Russian government was behind the theft.David E. Sanger & Eric Schmitt, [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/spy-agency-consensus-grows-that-russia-hacked-dnc.html Spy Agency Consensus Grows That Russia Hacked D.N.C.], The New York Times (July 26, 2016).

By May 19, 2016, five organized groups of Sanders supporters had applied for demonstration permits from the Philadelphia police department.{{cite news|last1=Terruso|first1=Julia|title=#BernieorBust Democrats plan convention protests |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20160519__NeverHillary_Democrats_plan_DNC_protests.html|access-date=May 19, 2016|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=May 19, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Peter|first1=Nicholas|title=Nurses Seek Democratic Showdown|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/nurses-seek-democratic-showdown-1464737766 |access-date=June 1, 2016|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=May 31, 2016}} A joint rally between the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign and the Green Party of the United States was denied a protest permit, but both groups planned to go ahead with their protest regardless.{{cite news|last1=Hedges|first1=Chris|author-link=Chris Hedges|title=Shut Down the Democratic National Convention|url=http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/shut_down_the_democratic_national_convention_20160605|access-date=June 6, 2016|publisher=Truthdig|date=June 5, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Newhouse|first1=Sam|title=Philly denied DNC protest permit to 'hide' poverty, activists claim|url=http://www.metro.us/philadelphia/activists-say-city-denied-dnc-protest-permit-to-hide-poverty/zsJpeq---XPSdecWZRCkSI/|access-date=June 6, 2016|publisher=Metro|date=May 31, 2016}}{{cite news|title=Green Party endorses March for Our Lives in Philadelphia on July 25 during the Democratic conventionclaim|url=http://www.gp.org/green_party_endorses_march_for_our_lives_in_philadelphia_on_july_25_during_the_democratic_convention|access-date=June 6, 2016|publisher=Green Party of the United States|date=May 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528181240/http://www.gp.org/green_party_endorses_march_for_our_lives_in_philadelphia_on_july_25_during_the_democratic_convention|archive-date=May 28, 2016|url-status=dead}} The Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, the Green Party, and other groups obtained permits for their demonstrations on July 7 after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit that resulted in the city lifting its ban on rush-hour protests during the DNC.{{cite news|last1=Kannan|first1=Vibha|title=After settling their stink with city, protesters to march on first day of DNC|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/dnc/20160702_After_settling_their_stink_with_city__protesters_to_march_on_first_day_of_DNC.html|access-date=July 8, 2016|work=Philadelphia Daily News|date=July 8, 2016}} On July 12, Philadelphia International Airport workers of the SEIU 32BJ union voted, 461–5, in favor of striking during the DNC in order to seek "better scheduling, clarity on sick pay, a more predictable disciplinary system, and to be able to unionize".{{cite news|last1=Von Bergen|first1=Jane|title=Philly airport workers vote to strike during the DNC|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20160713_Philly_airport_workers_vote_to_strike_during_the_DNC.html|access-date=July 13, 2016|work=Philadelphia Daily News|date=July 13, 2016}} However, on July 22, the union and American Airlines reached an agreement, and the planned strike was called off.Charisse Jones, [https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/07/22/philadelphia-airport-workers-plan-strike-during-dnc/87356604/ Philadelphia airport workers call off strike planned in midst of the DNC], USA Today (July 22, 2016).Robert Moran, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160812123103/http://articles.philly.com/2016-07-24/news/74661963_1_american-airlines-nonunion-workers-clergy Kenney: Strike at PHL averted during DNC], The Philadelphia Inquirer (July 24, 2016).

The city of Philadelphia expected 35,000 to 50,000 protesters throughout the convention.{{cite web|last1=Terruso|first1=Julia|title=With protests predicted, businesses warned to batten down the hatches|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/dnc/20160717_With_protests_predicted__businesses_warned_to_batten_down_the_hatches.html|website=Philadelphia Daily News|date=July 17, 2016 |publisher=Philadelphia Media Network (Digital), LLC|access-date=July 24, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Gabriel|first1=Trip|title=Bernie Sanders Backers March Against Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/us/politics/protests-convention-bernie-sanders-philadelphia.html|access-date=July 25, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=July 24, 2016}}

The table below reflects the presumed delegate count following the 2016 Democratic primaries:

[[File:Democratic convention 2016 roll call map.svg|thumb|Results of the delegate roll call by state/territory

{{legend|#D4AA00|Hillary Clinton|border=0}}

{{legend|#228B22|Bernie Sanders|border=0}}

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The Democratic presidential ballot was held on July 26, with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of Baltimore presiding over the roll call of states. Senator Barbara Mikulski, the longest-serving woman in the history of Congress, nominated Clinton.{{cite news|last1=Lazarick|first1=Len|title=Mikulski nominates Hillary Clinton, Rawlings-Blake takes the roll|url=http://marylandreporter.com/2016/07/26/mikulski-to-nominate-hillary-tonight/|access-date=July 27, 2016|publisher=Maryland Reporter|date=July 26, 2016}} Congressman John Lewis and professor Na'ilah Amaru seconded the nomination.{{cite news|last1=Savransky|first1=Rebecca|title=Mikulski to nominate Clinton in Philadelphia|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/289302-mikulski-to-nominate-clinton-to-be-dem-nominee/|access-date=July 26, 2016|work=The Hill|date=July 26, 2016}} Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard nominated Sanders, with Paul Feeney, the Massachusetts State Director for the Sanders campaign, and Shyla Nelson, a spokeswoman for Election Justice USA, seconding the nomination.{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4424365/dnc-hillary-clinton-nomination/|title=Democrats Officially Nominate Hillary Clinton for President|magazine=Time|last=Villa|first=Lissandra|date=July 26, 2016|access-date=July 26, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://daytoninformer.com/bernie-sanders-ally-shyla-nelson-vows-to-fight-on-against-election-fraud/|title=Bernie Sanders Ally Shyla Nelson Vows To Fight On Against Election Fraud|publisher=The Dayton Informer|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004150543/http://daytoninformer.com/bernie-sanders-ally-shyla-nelson-vows-to-fight-on-against-election-fraud/|archive-date=October 4, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} During the roll call, several state delegations lauded the accomplishments of both Clinton and Sanders.{{cite news|last1=Thrush|first1=Glenn|title=5 takeaways from the night Clinton made history|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/hillary-bill-clinton-convention-226270|access-date=July 27, 2016|publisher=Politico|date=July 27, 2016}}

After all states had voted, Sanders stated, "I move that the convention suspend the procedural rules. I move that all votes, all votes cast by delegates be reflected in the official record, and I move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States." Clinton had made a similar motion during the 2008 convention roll call; however, Sanders (unlike Clinton in 2008) did not move to nominate Clinton by acclamation.{{cite news|last1=Wagner|first1=John|last2=Balz|first2=Dan|title=How Clinton and Sanders avoided a broken convention|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-clinton-and-sanders-avoided-a-broken-convention/2016/07/31/6fbaee28-5720-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html|access-date=July 31, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 31, 2016}} Clinton became the first woman to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party.Alan Rappeport, Yamiche Alcindor & Jonathan Martin, [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/dnc-speakers-sanders-clinton.html "Democrats Nominate Hillary Clinton Despite Sharp Divisions"], The New York Times (July 26, 2016).

Clinton had announced her selection of Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate on July 22.{{cite news|last1=Chozick|first1=Amy|title=Hillary Clinton Selects Tim Kaine, a Popular Senator From a Swing State, as Running Mate|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/us/politics/tim-kaine-hillary-clinton-vice-president.html|access-date=July 23, 2016|website=The New York Times|date=July 22, 2016}} Some Sanders supporters had discussed the possibility of challenging Kaine's nomination, but Kaine was nominated by acclamation on the third day of the convention (July 27).{{cite news|last1=Keneally|first1=Meghan|title=Tim Kaine Nominated as Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tim-kaine-nominated-democratic-vice-presidential-candidate/story?id=40934814|access-date=July 28, 2016|publisher=ABC|date=July 27, 2016}} Speculations on who Clinton would pick ranged from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren to Secretary of Labor Tom Perez.{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/285260-clintons-9-most-likely-vp-picks/|title=Clinton's 9 most likely VP picks|first=Garrett|last=Evans|date=June 29, 2016|website=TheHill}}

The Platform Committee was co-chaired by former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin and Connecticut governor Dannel P. Malloy.[https://demconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Platform-Committee-List-FINAL-7.7.pdf Platform Committee Membership List – Final] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803185130/https://www.demconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Platform-Committee-List-FINAL-7.7.pdf |date=August 3, 2016 }}, 2016 Democratic National Convention (July 7, 2016). The four vice chairs are Nellie Gorbea of Rhode Island, the Rev. Cynthia Hale of Georgia, San Francisco mayor Ed Lee, and Greg Rosenbaum.

Prior to the meeting of the full Platform Drafting Committee, eight meetings in four regions (Mid-Atlantic, Southwest, Midwest, and Southeast) were held: a forum with testimony in Washington, D.C., on June 8 and 9; a forum with testimony in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 17 and 18; a drafting committee meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 24 and 25; and a platform committee meeting in Orlando, Florida, on July 8 and 9.[https://demconvention.com/platform/ 2016 Democratic National Convention Platform] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714153006/https://demconvention.com/platform/ |date=July 14, 2016 }}.

The Drafting Committee heard testimony from 114 witnesses across the United States,[https://demconvention.com/news/democratic-platform-drafting-meeting-concludes/ Democratic Platform Drafting Meeting Concludes] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20160802094026/https://demconvention.com/news/democratic-platform-drafting-meeting-concludes/ |date=August 2, 2016 }} (press release), 2016 Democratic National Convention (June 25, 2016). and an additional "1,000 Democrats submitted written or video testimony weighing in on the platform".[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-begin-drafting-party-platform/ Democrats begin drafting party platform], Associated Press (June 24, 2016). The drafting committee concluded its work on June 25, sending the draft platform to the full platform committee.

The Drafting Committee consisted of fifteen members.[https://demconvention.com/press-releases/democratic-national-convention-committee-announces-platform-drafting-committee-members/ Democratic National Convention Committee Announces Platform Drafting Committee Member] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601051922/https://demconvention.com/press-releases/democratic-national-convention-committee-announces-platform-drafting-committee-members/ |date=June 1, 2016 }} (press release), 2016 Democratic National Convention (May 23, 2016). Under party rules, the chair of the Democratic National Committee had the power to name all fifteen members of the Drafting Committee, which has typically been done in the past in consultation with the White House (if a Democratic president is sitting) and the presumptive nominee. In 2016, however, DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz opted "to allocate 75% of the committee's seats to the presidential campaigns, awarding the slots proportionally according to the current vote tally" in a bid for wider representation of party members. As a result, Clinton appointed six members to the committee, Sanders five, and Wasserman Schultz four.Daniel Strauss, [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/dnc-bernie-sanders-convention-2016-223477 DNC agrees to give Sanders greater influence over party platform], Politico (May 23, 2016). This was the outcome of an agreement among the Bernie Sanders campaign, the Hillary Clinton campaign, and party officials, and was viewed as a victory for Sanders, who gained some influence on the party platform as result.Anne Gearan, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-scores-platform-concessions-from-democratic-national-committee/2016/05/23/e9ee8330-20fc-11e6-aa84-42391ba52c91_story.html Sanders wins greater say in Democratic platform; names pro-Palestinian activist], The Washington Post (May 23).

The drafting committee members, named in May 2016, were as follows:

Hillary Clinton committee appointees:

1. Paul Booth of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
2. Carol Browner, former director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy and former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
3. U.S. Representative Luis Gutiérrez from Illinois
4. Ohio State Representative Alicia Reece
5. Ambassador Wendy Sherman, former senior State Department official
6. Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress, "longtime Clinton confidante"

Bernie Sanders committee appointees:

1. U.S. Representative Keith Ellison from Minnesota
2. Bill McKibben, environmentalist
3. Deborah Parker, Native American activist
4. Cornel West, author, racial justice advocate
5. James Zogby, DNC official, president of the Arab American Institute

Debbie Wasserman Schultz committee appointees:

1. Former U.S. Representative Howard Berman from California
2. U.S. Representative Elijah E. Cummings from Maryland (chair of the drafting committee)
3. U.S. Representative Barbara Lee from California
4. Bonnie Schaefer, executive

The Clinton Campaign's Senior Policy Advisor Maya Harris and the Sanders Campaign's Policy Director Warren Gunnels represented their respective campaigns as official, non-voting members of the Drafting Committee. Andrew Grossman was named Platform Executive Director.{{cite web|url=https://demconvention.com/press-releases/democratic-national-convention-committee-announces-platform-drafting-committee-members/|title=Democratic National Convention Committee Announces Platform Drafting Committee Members – 2016 Democratic National Convention|date=May 23, 2016|publisher=Democratic National Convention|access-date=July 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601051922/https://demconvention.com/press-releases/democratic-national-convention-committee-announces-platform-drafting-committee-members/|archive-date=June 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}

File:Bernie Sanders (25878773721).jpg greatly influenced the party platform adopted at the convention, described by political commentators as the "most progressive" in the party's history.]]

The full Platform Committee approved the Democratic platform following heated debate in Orlando on July 10, 2016; the platform was formally approved at the convention itself in Philadelphia.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-platform-draft-democrats-weigh-in-on-marijuana-climate-and-trade/|title=In platform draft, Democrats weigh in on marijuana, climate, and trade|website=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 10, 2016}}

The platform adopted by the platform committee was described by NBC News and by columnist Katrina vanden Heuvel as the most progressive in party history, largely reflecting the influence of platform-committee members appointed by Bernie Sanders.Alex Seitz-Wald, [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/democrats-advance-most-progressive-platform-party-history-n606646 Democrats Advance Most Progressive Platform in Party History], NBC News (July 10, 2016).Katrina vanden Heuvel, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-most-progressive-democratic-platform-ever/2016/07/12/82525ab0-479b-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html The most progressive Democratic platform ever], The Washington Post (July 12, 2016). The platform committee-drafted platform was praised by both Hillary Clinton's campaignSophie Tatum, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/25/politics/hillary-clinton-campaign-praises-democratic-platform-draft/ Clinton campaign hails progressive Democratic platform], CNN (June 25, 2016). and Bernie Sanders' campaign, with Sanders policy director Warren Gunnells saying his campaign achieved "at least 80 percent" of its goals. Although Sanders could have chosen, under party rules, to force a vote on the convention floor using a "minority report" process, he decided not to do so, with Gunnells telling supporters that the campaign had successfully secured the adoption of many of its platform goals and "that further platform fights would be portrayed in the corporate media as obstructionist and divisive".Alex Seitz-Wald, [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/bernie-sanders-rules-out-convention-floor-fights-platform-n608256 Bernie Sanders Rules Out Convention Floor Fights on Platform], NBC News (July 12, 2016).

The platform expresses support for raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and indexing it to inflation, a plank supported by Sanders. The adoption of this point was a boost for the Fight for $15 movement. The platform also calls for ending the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers and workers with disabilities, and for twelve weeks of paid family and medical leave.

On health care, the platform committee adopted a provision supporting a public option for the Affordable Care Act and for legislation to allow Americans ages 55 and over to buy into Medicare. The platform committee voted down a more ambitious Medicare for All proposal supported by Sanders. The platform "repeats the Democratic Party pledge to empower Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs" and also calls for "doubling support for community health centers that provide primary health-care services, particularly in rural areas.

The platform expresses support for Wall Street reform, the expansion of Social Security and the abolition of the death penalty, all points supported by Sanders.

On financial regulation (Wall Street reform), the platform supports "a 21st-century Glass-Steagall Act to keep banks from gambling with taxpayer-guaranteed deposits", calls for the breakup of "too big to fail" financial institutions, and supports a tax on excessive speculation.

The platform expresses support for criminal justice reform, calls for an end to private prisons, and reforms to boost police accountability to communities. The platform calls for shutting "the revolving door between Wall Street and Washington," calling for "a ban on golden parachutes for bankers taking government jobs, limits on conflict of interest, and a two-year ban on financial services regulators 'from lobbying their former colleagues.'"

On taxation, the platform pledges "tax relief" to middle-class families. The platform also calls for the end of overseas tax deferral and the carried interest tax loophole, as well as a crackdown on corporate inversions.

On K–12 education, the party's platform was revised "in important ways, backing the right of parents to opt their children out of high-stakes standardized tests, qualifying support for charter schools, and opposing using test scores for high-stakes purposes to evaluate teachers and students."Valerie Strauss, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/07/12/democrats-make-key-education-revisions-to-2016-platform-and-a-key-reformer-is-furious/ Democrats make education revisions to 2016 platform — and a key reformer is furious], The Washington Post (July 12, 2016). The platform calls for "democratically governed great neighborhood public schools and high-quality public charter schools," and opposes "for-profit charter schools focused on making a profit off of public resources".

On workers' rights, "the platform endorses expanding and defending the right of workers to organize unions and bargain collectively." The platform supports the ability of workers to organize via card check and "calls for a 'model employer' executive order that would give preference in government procurement to employers who provide their workers with a living wage, benefits and the opportunity to form a union."

The platform committee approved compromise language on the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), calling for increased federal, state and local regulation of the practice but not a wholesale ban, as Sanders had pushed for.

The platform drafting committee twice voted down an amendment, supported by Sanders and advanced by one of his appointees, Rep. Keith Ellison, to commit the party to opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/democrats-begin-working-draft-party-platform-40107459|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626135022/http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/democrats-begin-working-draft-party-platform-40107459|archive-date=June 26, 2016|title=Democrats Reject Platform Proposal Opposing Trade Deal|work=ABC News|access-date=July 6, 2016}} The committee instead backed a measure that said "there are a diversity of views in the party" on the TPP and reaffirmed that Democratic Party's stance that any trade deal "must protect workers and the environment".

In a close, 81–80 vote, the platform committee approved language supporting the removal of marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, "providing a reasoned pathway for future legalization" of marijuana.David Weigel, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/09/democrats-call-for-pathway-to-marijuana-legalization/ Democrats call for 'pathway' to marijuana legalization], The Washington Post (July 9, 2016).

The platform maintains the Democratic Party's longstanding support for Israel, with DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz terming it the "strongest pro-Israel" platform in the party's history.Jacob Kornbluh, [http://www.jewishjournal.com/election2016/article/dnc_chair_democrats_adopted_strongest_pro_israel_platform DNC chair: Democrats adopted 'strongest pro-Israel' platform], Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles (July 21, 2016). The platform includes a provision condemning the BDS movement and calling for a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict "that guarantees Israel's future as a secure and democratic Jewish state with recognized borders and provides the Palestinians with independence, sovereignty, and dignity". Proposals for language that would have condemned settlements and called for an end to the Israeli occupation were rejected in the platform committee.

On abortion, the platform states, "We believe unequivocally, like the majority of Americans, that every woman should have access to quality reproductive health care services, including safe and legal abortion—regardless of where she lives, how much money she makes, or how she is insured."{{cite web|first=Kimberly|last=Winston|url=http://religionnews.com/2016/07/25/dnc-platform-plenty-for-religious-progressives-to-love/ |title=DNC platform: Plenty for religious progressives to love|date=July 25, 2016|publisher=Religion News Service|access-date=July 27, 2016}} It also promises action to overturn the Helms Amendment and the Hyde Amendment, and against efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. This marks the first time the Democratic platform has an explicit call to repeal the Hyde Amendment.{{cite web|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2016/6/27/headlines/dnc_platform_includes_historic_call_to_repeal_anti_choice_hyde_amendment |title=DNC Platform Includes Historic Call to Repeal Anti-Choice Hyde Amendment |work=Democracy Now! |date=June 27, 2016 |access-date=July 27, 2016}}

The platform urges U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and supports passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, saying: "After 240 years, we will finally enshrine the rights of women in the Constitution."{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Bomboy|url=http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2016/07/democratic-party-platform-proposes-two-constitutional-amendments/|title=Democratic Party platform proposes two constitutional amendments|publisher=National Constitution Center|date=July 26, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016|archive-date=July 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727153822/http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2016/07/democratic-party-platform-proposes-two-constitutional-amendments/|url-status=dead}}

On July 23, party officials announced that Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz would not preside over or speak at the convention. The announcement came after the leak of 20,000 emails by seven DNC staffers from January 2015 to May 2016, during the Democratic primary season. The emails showed the staffers favoring Clinton and disparaging Sanders. Wasserman Schultz's removal from convention activities was approved by both the Clinton and Sanders campaigns. In her place, the Rules Committee named Representative Marcia Fudge of Ohio as convention chair.Theodore Schleifer, Eugene Scott & Jeff Zeleny, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/22/politics/dnc-wikileaks-emails/ Debbie Wasserman Schultz not presiding over Democratic convention], CNN (July 24, 2016). Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post described this as "a remarkable snub for a sitting party chair".Chris Cillizza, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/24/debbie-wasserman-schultzs-worst-week-in-washington-2/ Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Worst Week in Washington], The Washington Post (July 24, 2016).

On July 24, the DNC Rules Committee voted overwhelmingly, 158–6, to adopt a superdelegate reform package. The new rules were the result of a compromise between the Clinton and the Sanders campaigns; in the past, Sanders had pressed for the complete elimination of superdelegates.David Weigel, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/23/democrats-vote-to-bind-most-superdelegates-to-state-primary-results/ Democrats vote to bind most superdelegates to state primary results], The Washington Post (July 23, 2016).

Under the reform package, in future Democratic conventions about two-thirds of superdelegates would be bound to the results of state primaries and caucuses. The remaining one third—Democratic senators, Democratic governors and Democratic U.S. representatives—would remain unbound and free to support the candidate of their choice.

Under the reform package, a 21-member unity commission, chaired by Clinton supporter Jennifer O'Malley Dillon and vice-chaired by Sanders supporter Larry Cohen, is to be appointed "no later than 60 days" after the November 2016 general election. The commission would report by January 1, 2018, and its recommendations would be voted on at the next Democratic National Committee meeting, well before the beginning of the 2020 Democratic primaries. The commission was to consider "a mix of Clinton and Sanders ideas, including expanding 'eligible voters' ability to participate in the caucuses in caucus states, a gripe of Clinton's campaign, and encouraging 'the involvement in all elections of unaffiliated or new voters who seek to join the Democratic Party through same-day registration and re-registration'", which is one of Sanders' demands. The commission drew comparisons to the McGovern–Fraser Commission, which established party primary reforms before the 1972 Democratic National Convention.

Mayor of Baltimore Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the secretary of the Democratic National Committee, gaveled in the convention on the afternoon of July 25.{{cite news|last1=Fritze|first1=John|title=Stephanie Rawlings-Blake gavels in Democratic National Convention|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-stephanie-c-rawlings-blake-will-now-gavel-in-democratic-national-convention-20160725-story.html|access-date=July 26, 2016|website=The Baltimore Sun|date=July 25, 2016}}

According to C-SPAN data, 257 speakers addressed the convention from the podium over the course of the convention.Steven Shepard, [http://www.politico.com/blogs/5-political-numbers-to-watch/2016/07/campaign-2016-week-numbers-226453 5 numbers that mattered this week], Politico (July 20, 2016).

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• First night (Monday, July 25): Theme: "United Together."{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/dnc-2016-schedule-of-events-and-speakers-225617|title=DNC 2016 schedule of events and speakers|website=POLITICO|date=July 15, 2016 }}{{cite news|title=Day 1: Speeches from the Democratic National Convention|url=http://wtop.com/presidential-election/2016/07/day-1-speeches-democratic-national-convention/|access-date=July 26, 2016|publisher=WTOP|date=July 25, 2016}}{{cite news|title=DNC Day 1: Boyz II Men, Paul Simon, Sarah Silverman, Demi Lovato|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dems-tonite-boyz-ii-men-paul-simon-sarah-silvermandemi-lovato/|access-date=July 26, 2016|newspaper=Chicago Sun Times|date=July 25, 2016|archive-date=July 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726142455/http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dems-tonite-boyz-ii-men-paul-simon-sarah-silvermandemi-lovato/|url-status=dead}}
• U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge of Ohio, permanent chair of the convention
• Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale, Invocation
• Former Mayor of Denver Wellington Webb of Colorado
• State representative Diane Russell of Maine{{cite news|last1=Hoey|first1=Dennis|title=Maine Rep. Russell takes turn at center stage of Democratic convention|url=http://www.pressherald.com/2016/07/25/rep-russell-takes-center-stage-at-democratic-national-convention/|access-date=July 26, 2016|newspaper=Portland Press Herald|date=July 25, 2016}}
• U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the House Democratic Whip
• U.S. Representative Robert Brady of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva of Arizona
• U.S. Representative Nita Lowey of New York
• State House Speaker Tina Kotek of Oregon
• State Senate President pro tempore Kevin de León of California
• State House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams of Georgia
• Mayor Jim Kenney of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania{{cite news|last1=Terruso|first1=Julia|title=Three-minute history lesson: Mayor Kenney uses DNC spotlight to liken Trump & Co. to 'Know Nothings'|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/dnc/20160726_Philly_Mayor_Kenney_speaks_in_support_of_Black_Lives_Matter.html|access-date=July 26, 2016|publisher=Philly.com|date=July 26, 2016}}
• U.S. Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota
• Governor Dannel Malloy of Connecticut, chairman of the Democratic Governors AssociationSamantha Schoenfeld, [http://fox61.com/2016/07/25/watch-live-gov-dan-malloy-speaks-live-at-democratic-national-convention/ Gov. Dan Malloy speaks about unity at Democratic National Convention], WTIC-TV (July 25, 2016).
• Leah D. Daughtry, CEO of the 2016 Democratic National Convention
• John Podesta, chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign
• U.S. Representatives Linda and Loretta Sánchez of California
• Mayor Marty Walsh of Boston, Massachusetts
• Lee Saunders, president of AFSCME
• Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National Education Association
• Mary Kay Henry, president of the SEIU
• Richard Trumka, president of the AFL–CIO
• Sean McGarvey, president of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL–CIO
• Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers
• Pam Livengood, New Hampshire grandmother who spoke on the opioid crisisAmanda Hoover, [https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2016/07/25/nh-grandmother-states-heroin-crisis-dnc-affects-us At DNC, New Hampshire grandmother on heroin crisis: 'It affects all of us'], Boston.com (July 25, 2016).
• U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
• Singer Demi Lovato{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/demi-lovato-democratic-national-convention-1201822654/|title=Demi Lovato Performs AT DNC, Talks Mental Health Care|work=Variety|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|access-date=September 30, 2016|last=Johnson|first=Ted|date=July 25, 2016}}
• U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon
• Karla and Francisca Ortiz, mother and daughter, speaking about immigrationChristine Mai-Duc, [https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-democratic-convention-2016-live-mother-daughter-duo-under-threat-of-1469476120-htmlstory.html Mother-daughter duo who could be separated by deportation try to humanize immigration issues at DNC], Los Angeles Times (July 26, 2016).
• DREAMer activist Astrid Silva (headliner)
• U.S. Representative Luis Gutiérrez of Illinois
• Jason and Jarron Collins, professional basketball players
• Jesse Lipson, founder of ShareFile
• Nevada state senator Pat Spearman[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkiL4GVp4hQ FULL: Pat Spearman – Democratic National Convention] (video of speech, made available by KNXV-TV of Arizona)
• U.S. Senator Bob Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania
• Mayor of Chillicothe, Ohio Luke Feeney[http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/2016/07/25/luke-feeney-2016-democratic-national-convention-speech-transcript/87554004/ TRANSCRIPT: Chillicothe Mayor Luke Feeney's DNC speech], Chillicothe Gazette (July 26, 2016).
• U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
• U.S. Senator Al Franken of Minnesota and comedian Sarah Silverman – performed comedy sketch together[https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/sen-al-franken-appears-in-comedy-skit-with-sarah-silverman/2016/07/25/af167aba-52d4-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_video.html Sen. Al Franken appears in comedy skit with Sarah Silverman] (video), The Washington Post.
• Anastasia Somoza, disability rights advocateLeinz Vales, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/politics/anastasia-somoza-democratic-national-convention-speech/ Disability advocate steals spotlight at DNC], CNN (July 26, 2016).
• Eva Longoria, actressCarolina Moreno, [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eva-longoria-schools-donald-trump-in-powerfully-personal-dnc-speech_us_57975df6e4b01180b5302903 Eva Longoria Schools Donald Trump In Powerfully Personal DNC Speech], The Huffington Post(July 27, 2016).
• U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New JerseyJonathan D. Salant, [http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/07/dnc_2016_what_njs_booker_told_the_delegates.html READ: Full text of Cory Booker's speech at the DNC 2016], NJ.com (July 25, 2016).
• First Lady Michelle Obama (headliner)Will Drabold, [https://time.com/4421538/democratic-convention-michelle-obama-transcript/ Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Democratic Convention], Time (July 25, 2016).
• Cheryl Lankford, speaking about Trump University{{cite news|last1=McIntire|first1=Mike|title='We're an Easy Target': Taken In by the Trump Brand|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/us/politics/cambridge-whos-who-trump-brand.html|access-date=July 26, 2016|website=The New York Times|date=June 25, 2016}}
• U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts (introduced Warren)Nik DeCosta-Klipa, [https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2016/07/26/introducing-elizabeth-warren-rep-joe-kennedy-iii-explains-like-law-school-class Introducing Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Joe Kennedy III explains what it was like to be in her law school class], Boston.com (July 26, 2016).
• U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts (keynote speaker){{cite news|last1=Silk Smith|first1=Jeremy|title=Elizabeth Warren Will Be the Keynote Speaker at the DNC|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/elizabeth-warren-will-be-the-keynote-speaker-for-the-dnc|access-date=July 26, 2016|publisher=Roll Call|date=July 25, 2016}}
• U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont (headliner)—final speaker of the nightAbby Phillip & Sean Sullivan, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-national-convention-warren-sanders-to-speak-tonight-as-party-tries-to-move-past-disarray/2016/07/25/93d4faba-5211-11e6-bbf5-957ad17b4385_story.html Democratic National Convention: Bernie Sanders pleads with supporters to back Clinton], The Washington Post (July 25, 2016).
• Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, delivered closing benedictionJosh Nathan-Kazis, [http://forward.com/news/346062/why-rabbi-julie-schonfeld-saw-lot-of-familiar-faces-at-historic-dnc-benedic/ Why Rabbi Julie Schonfeld Saw ‘Lot of Familiar Faces’ at Historic DNC Benediction], The Forward (July 26, 2016).

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File:Elizabeth Banks DNC July 2016 (cropped2).jpg actress Elizabeth Banks hosted the second night when she mocked Donald Trump's entrance the previous week. She received negative reviews from conservative media outlets.{{cite news|title=Elizabeth Banks' jokes fall flat at DNC|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/elizabeth-banks-jokes-fall-flat-at-dnc|access-date=July 27, 2016|publisher=Fox News|date=July 27, 2016}} Brian May of the band Queen commended her for the gag.{{cite magazine|title=Queen's Brian May on Elizabeth Banks' DNC Entrance: 'Trump Has Been Trumped!'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/queen-on-elizabeth-banks-dnc-entrance-trump-has-been-trumped-w431194|access-date=July 27, 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone magazine|date=July 27, 2016}}]]

• Second night (Tuesday, July 26): Theme: "A Lifetime of Fighting for Children and Families"{{cite news|last1=Prokop|first1=Andrew|title=How to watch the Democratic convention 2016: DNC live stream, TV channel, and schedule of events|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12268364/watch-dnc-democratic-convention-2016-live-stream-tv-channel-schedule-events|access-date=July 26, 2016|publisher=Vox|date=July 26, 2016}}{{cite news|title=Day 2: Speakers at the Democratic National Convention|url=http://wtop.com/presidential-election/2016/07/day-2-speeches-democratic-national-convention/|access-date=July 26, 2016|publisher=wtop|date=July 26, 2016}}[http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/07/dnc_2016_072616_what_time_it_starts_channels_live.html DNC 2016 (07/26/16): What time it starts, channels, live stream, speakers schedule, Bill Clinton speech], NJ.com (July 27, 2016)
• Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa
• Secretary of State of Kentucky Alison Lundergan Grimes
• U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, nominating Bernie Sanders for president
• Paul Feeney, seconding the Sanders nomination
• Shyla Nelson, seconding the Sanders nomination
• Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, nominating Hillary Clinton for president
• U.S. Representative John Lewis of Georgia, seconding Clinton's nomination
• Na'ilah Amaru, seconding Clinton's nomination
• Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia
• House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, appearing alongside several other female House Democrats
• Former state senator Jason Carter of Georgia, introducing a video message from former president Jimmy Carter
• U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York
• Elizabeth Banks, actress
• Thaddeus Desmond, Philadelphia children's advocate
• Dynah Haubert, Philadelphia attorney for disability rights group
• Kate Burdick, attorney for the Philadelphia-based Juvenile Law Center
• Anton Moore of Philadelphia, founder of nonprofit community organization that speaks to young people about gun violence
• Dustin Parsons of Little Rock, Arkansas, fifth-grade teacher
• Principal and students of Eagle Academy in New York City and Newark
• Daniele Mellott
• Jelani Freeman
• Donna Brazile, Democratic National Committee Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation and future interim chair of the Democratic National Committee (effective at the end of the convention)Kristina Webb, [http://postonpolitics.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2016/07/24/donna-brazile-5-things-to-know-about-the-new-interim-chair-of-the-dnc/ Donna Brazile: 5 things to know about the new interim chair of the DNC], Palm Beach Post (July 24, 2016).
• Former attorney general Eric Holder
• Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay
• Tony Goldwyn, actor
• The Mothers of the Movement (mothers of children killed by gun violence, headliners){{cite news|last1=Kindelan|first1=Katie|title=Mothers of the Movement to Speak Out at Democratic National Convention|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/mothers-movement-speak-democratic-national-convention-speech/story?id=40882052|access-date=July 26, 2016|publisher=ABC|date=July 26, 2016}}
• Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood
• Lena Dunham and America Ferrara, actresses
• Mayor Stephen Benjamin of Columbia, South Carolina
• U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer of California
• Debra Messing, actress
• Joe Sweeney, New York City police detective, 9/11 first responder
• Lauren Manning, wounded at the World Trade Center on 9/11
• U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley of New York
• Erika Alexander, actress
• Ryan Moore, of South Sioux City, NebraskaErin Murphy, [http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/a1/south-sioux-cityan-to-speak-at-democratic-convention-in-philadelphia/article_7449afc0-d3aa-56fd-b02f-63d6142f5a29.html South Sioux Cityan to speak at Democratic Convention in Philadelphia], Sioux City Journal (July 18, 2016).
• Former Governor Howard Dean of Vermont
• U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
• Ima Matul, Indonesian survivor of human trafficking, spoke on anti-slavery and human trafficking programs championed by Hillary Clinton[Indonesian human trafficking survivor to speak at US Democratic National Convention], Jakarta Post (July 25, 2016).
• Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
• Former president Bill Clinton (headliner)
• Meryl Streep, actress
• Pastor Tony Campolo, delivering the benediction

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File:Official portrait of Vice President Joe Biden.jpg spoke on the third night]]

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• Third night (Wednesday, July 27): Theme: "Working Together"{{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/convention/?party=dnc&day=1469602800|title=Day 3- Wednesday, July 27|publisher=C-SPAN|access-date=July 26, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Prokop|first1=Andrew|title=How to watch the Democratic convention 2016: DNC live stream, TV channel, and schedule of events|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12268364/watch-dnc-democratic-convention-2016-live-stream-tv-channel-schedule-events|access-date=July 27, 2016|work=Vox|date=July 27, 2016}}
• Reverend William J. Byron, S.J., invocation
• Daniel Driffin, HIV/AIDS activist
• Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress Action Fund
• U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas
• U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico
• Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia
• U.S. Representative Adam Schiff of California
• U.S. Representative Maxine Waters of California
• Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Mayor Andrew Gillum of Tallahassee, Florida
• U.S. Representative Judy Chu of California, along with several other members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
• Brooks Bell, North Carolina tech entrepreneur
• Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City
• U.S. Representative Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico
• The Reverend Jesse Jackson
• Star Jones, actress
• Mayor Karen Weaver of Flint, Michigan
• U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield of North Carolina, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
• Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List
• U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada
• Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom of California
• U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego of Arizona
• Jaime Dorff, widow of Army helicopter pilot Patrick Dorff
• Mayor Mike Duggan of Detroit, Michigan
• Former Governor Martin O'Malley of Maryland
• Sigourney Weaver, actress
• Governor Jerry Brown of California
• Christine Leinonen, Brandon Wolf, and Jose Arraigada, speaking about the Orlando nightclub shooting
• U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut
• Erica Smegielski, speaking about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
• Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey
• Angela Bassett, actress
• Felicia Sanders & Polly Sheppard, survivors of the Charleston church shooting
• Former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords & Captain Mark Kelly, both of Arizona
• Rear Admiral John Hutson, U.S. Navy (retired)
• Kristen Kavanaugh, co-founder of the Military Acceptance Project
• Former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
• Second Lady of the United States Jill Biden
• Vice President Joe Biden (headliner)
• Mayor Kasim Reed of Atlanta, Georgia
• Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York
• U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, accepting the 2016 Democratic vice-presidential nomination (headliner)
• Sharon Belkofer, mother of fallen Lt. Col. Thomas Belkofer
• President Barack Obama (headliner)
• Rev. Gabriel Salguero, delivering the benediction

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• Fourth night (Thursday, July 28): Theme: "Stronger Together"{{cite news|last1=Prokop|first1=Andrew|title=How to watch the Democratic convention 2016: DNC live stream, TV channel, and schedule of events|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12268364/watch-dnc-democratic-convention-2016-live-stream-tv-channel-schedule-events|access-date=July 28, 2016|work=Vox|date=July 28, 2016}}
• Gene Karpinski, president of the League of Conservation Voters
• State Representative Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota
• U.S. Representative Ted Deutch of Florida
• Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles, California
• Former State Representative Bakari Sellers of South Carolina
• Jaime Harrison, chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party
• U.S. Representative Maxine Waters of California
• Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign
• U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond of Louisiana
• State House Majority Leader Crisanta Duran of Colorado
• U.S. Representative Gwen Moore of Wisconsin
• State Representative Raumesh Akbari of Tennessee
• State Senator Ruben Kihuen of Nevada
• Former Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri
• U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney of New York and LGBT rights activist Sarah McBride
• Dolores Huerta, civil rights leader
• U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio
• Governor Mark Dayton of Minnesota
• Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, California
• Katie McGinty, Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
• U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth
• U.S. Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina
• Marlon Marshall, Hillary for America director of states and political engagement
• House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California
• U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, appearing alongside 11 other female Democratic Senators
• Hillary for America Latino Vote Director Lorella Praeli
• U.S. Representative Joaquín Castro of Texas
• Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York
• Nancy Pelosi of California, leader of House Democrats
• U.S. Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio
• Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado
• Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, actors{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/watch-ted-danson-mary-steenburgen-democratic-national-convention-915520/|title=Ted Danson, Wife Mary Steenburgen on Longtime Pal Clinton: "She's Got More Guts Than Anybody"|first1=Jackie|last1=Strause|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 28, 2016}}
• Henrietta Ivey, home care worker supporting a $15/hr minimum wage
• Dave Wills, 8th grade social studies teacher, speaking about student debt{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}
• Beth Mathias
• Jensen Walcott & Jake Reed, former pizza parlor colleagues speaking about equal pay
• Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania
• Former Governor Jennifer Granholm of Michigan
• Doug Elmets, former Reagan administration official
• Jennifer Pierotti Lim, Director of Health Policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and co-founder of Republicans for Hillary
• Dallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez
• Jennifer Loudon, Wayne Walker, Wayne Owens, Barbara Owens, family members of fallen police officers
• Reverend William Barber, II, of North Carolina
• Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, professional basketball player{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/democratic-convention-watch-kareem-abdul-915484/|title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Takes a Jab at Trump at the Democratic Convention|first1=Jennifer|last1=Konerman|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 28, 2016}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2016/07/29/kareem-abdul-jabbar-democratic-national-convention-donald-trump-hillary-clinton|title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar belonged on DNC stage|first=Charles P.|last=Pierce|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}
• Khizr Khan, with Ghazala Khan, father and mother of fallen Army Captain Humayun S. M. Khan{{YouTube|Ery-Zgo5ALs|Khizr Khan at DNC 2016}}
• U.S. Representative Ted Lieu of California
• General John R. Allen, U.S. Marine Corps (retired 4-star General), surrounded by dozens of veterans
• Captain Florent Groberg (retired), recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Chloë Grace Moretz, actress
• U.S. Representative Xavier Becerra of California
• U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio
• Singer Katy Perry
• Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton (headliner)
• 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (headliner)
• Reverend Bill Shillady, delivering the benediction

Unlike previous conventions, sitting Cabinet members did not speak at the event; the White House decided that barring Cabinet officers from addressing the convention would "send a signal about the primacy of the Obama administration's responsibility to manage the government and serve the American people" and avoid legal or political difficulties.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/04/us/politics/white-house-prohibits-cabinet-from-addressing-democratic-convention.html|title=White House Prohibits Cabinet From Addressing Democratic Convention|last=Hirschfeld Davis|first=Julie|date=July 3, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 27, 2016}}

File:Demi Lovato at the Democratic National Convention, July 2016.jpg appeared during the first night of the convention, raising awareness for mental health and delivering a live performance of "Confident".]]

File:Katy Perry DNC July 2016.jpg appeared during the final night of the convention, performing "Rise" and "Roar" with lightly modified lyrics voicing support for Hillary Clinton.]]

• First night (Monday, July 25):
• Bobby Hill of the Keystone State Boychoir, singing "The Star-Spangled Banner"
• Boyz II Men, performing "Motownphilly"
• Demi Lovato, performing "Confident"
• Paul Simon, performing "Bridge over Troubled Water"
• Second night (Tuesday, July 26):
• Timmy Kelly, singing "The Star-Spangled Banner"[https://www.yahoo.com/news/blind-man-cerebral-palsy-hugs-213900503.html Blind Man With Cerebral Palsy Hugs Biden Ahead of National Anthem Performance at DNC], Inside Edition (July 26, 2016).
• Andra Day, performing "Rise Up"
• Alicia Keys, performing "Girl on Fire"
• Third night (Wednesday, July 27):
• Sebastien de la Cruz, 14-year-old mariachi singer from San Antonio, Texas, singing "The Star-Spangled Banner"Tanisha Love Ramirez, [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sebastien-de-la-cruz-blows-dnc-away-with-stunning-national-anthem-performance_us_5799e4f9e4b02d5d5ed468af Sebastien De La Cruz Blows DNC Away With Stunning National Anthem Performance], The Huffington Post (July 28, 2016).
• Lenny Kravitz, performing "Let Love Rule"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0TO0y5xAK8 Watch Lenny Kravitz perform 'Let Love Rule' at the 2016 Democratic National Convention] (July 27, 2016) (YouTube video made available by PBS NewsHour).
• Fourth night (Thursday, July 28):
• Star Swain, singing "The Star-Spangled Banner"[https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/viral-sensation-star-swain-sings-national-anthem-at-democratic-convention/2016/07/28/5e6ec33a-5502-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_video.html Viral sensation Star Swain sings national anthem at Democratic convention] (video), The Washington Post.
• Carole King, performing "You've Got a Friend"
• Sheila E. and the E. Family
• Katy Perry, performing "Rise" and "Roar"
• Other performances:Lissandra Villa, [https://time.com/4415447/democratic-national-convention-celebrities-debra-messing-lady-gaga-fergie-lena-dunham-eva-longoria-snoop-dogg/ Meet the Celebrities Going to the Democratic National Convention], Time, July 20, 2016.[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/chloe-grace-moretz-lena-dunham-celebs-speaking-dnc/story?id=40773641 Chloe Grace Moretz, Lena Dunham and More Among Celebs Speaking at DNC], ABC News, July 21, 2016.
• Snoop Dogg – performed at a concert following convention's final night
• Fergie Duhamel – performed at a charity benefit show at convention
• Cyndi Lauper and Idina Menzel – performed at women's luncheon
• Lady Gaga, Lenny Kravitz, and DJ Jazzy Jeff – performed at the "Camden Rising" concert at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey (across the Delaware River from Philadelphia) on the afternoon of July 28.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7445738/lady-gaga-lenny-kravitz-dj-jazzy-jeff-camden-rising-concert-dnc|title=Lady Gaga & Lenny Kravitz to Perform at Democratic National Convention|last=Craddock|first=Lauren|date=July 19, 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 27, 2016}}Celeste E. Whittaker, [http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2016/07/28/camden-rising-concert-camden-residents/87656870/ Camden Rising concert highlighted by Lady Gaga], Courier-Post (July 29, 2016).

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Minnesota senator Al Franken introduced fellow comedian Sarah Silverman, who is also a Bernie Sanders supporter. In her speech, she urged other Sanders supporters to back Hillary Clinton and later said that Bernie or Bust people "are being ridiculous".{{cite news|date=July 24, 2016|title=Democratic National Convention live updates: 'You're being ridiculous,' Sarah Silverman tells Sanders die-hards|website=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-democratic-convention-2016-live-a-blunt-message-from-sarah-silverman-1469496266-htmlstory.html}} The Washington Post and Politico called this one of the most memorable moments of the night.{{cite news|date=July 25, 2016|title=Winners and losers from the first night of the Democratic convention|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/25/winners-and-losers-from-the-1st-night-of-the-democratic-convention/

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In her speech, First Lady Michelle Obama defended Hillary Clinton and urged Democrats to vote for Hillary, focusing on Clinton's role as a woman and a mother.{{cite news|date=July 24, 2016|title=Michelle Obama delivers a passionate defense of Hillary Clinton|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/25/michelle-obama-when-they-go-low-we-go-high/

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Obama alluded to Donald Trump's actions as reasons to vote for Clinton,{{cite news|date=July 24, 2016|title=Michelle Obama's D.N.C. Speech: How FLOTUS Defeated Donald Trump Without Mentioning His Name|newspaper=Vanity Fair|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/07/michelle-obama-dnc-speech-flotus/amp

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while attempting to heal the fractures within the party. Referencing her experience as a black woman in the White House, she said that although she lives in a "house that was built by slaves," seeing her children play on the White House lawn fills her with hope.{{cite news|date=July 24, 2016|title=Michelle Obama Makes Emotional Appeal For Hillary Clinton|work=NBC News|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/amp/michelle-obama-makes-emotional-appeal-hillary-clinton-n616651}} She said: "Don't let anyone ever tell you that this country is not great. That somehow we need to make it great again. Because this right now is the greatest country on Earth."{{cite news|date=July 24, 2016|title=Michelle Obama's speech shows an America that's already great|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-democratic-convention-michelle-obama-huppke-20160725-column.html

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One of the more memorable lines from Obama's speech was the motto she expressed, "when they go low, we go high", which developed into a political catchphrase.{{cite web |last1=Scipioni |first1=Jade |title=Michelle Obama: Why going 'high' when faced with a challenge is so important to her |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/12/michelle-obama-on-famous-catchphrase-when-they-go-low-we-go-high.html |website=CNBC |access-date=August 20, 2020 |language=en |date=February 12, 2020}}

The Atlantic described the speech as the best of the night and called it a speech "for the ages",{{cite news|date=July 24, 2016|title=Michelle Obama's Speech for the Ages|newspaper=The Atlantic|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/493010/}} a qualification echoed in other publications.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/07/26/daily-202-michelle-obama-is-the-democrats-best-weapon-against-donald-trump/5796b38e4acce20505161e31/?tid=pm_pop_b|title=The Daily 202: Michelle Obama is the Democrats' best weapon against Donald Trump|last=Hohmann|first=James|date=July 26, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=July 27, 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/26/opinions/democratic-national-convention-reyes/index.html|title=Did Bernie Sanders seal deal for Hillary Clinton?|last=Reyes|first=Raul A.|date=July 26, 2016|work=CNN|access-date=July 27, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cjr.org/analysis/michelle_obama_speech_praise.php|title=Michelle Obama's 'pitch-perfect' speech gives media the freedom to gush|work=Columbia Journalism Review|date=July 27, 2016}} David Smith of The Guardian called it a "profound, moving and devastating riposte to Donald Trump".{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/26/michelle-obama-convention-speech-female-president|title=Michelle Obama's stirring speech brings Democratic convention to tears|last=Smith|first=David|date=July 26, 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 27, 2016}}

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Vermont Senator and former Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders spoke on the first day of the Democratic Convention, urging his supporters to vote for presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton.{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-national-convention-warren-sanders-to-speak-tonight-as-party-tries-to-move-past-disarray/2016/07/25/93d4faba-5211-11e6-bbf5-957ad17b4385_story.html|title=Democratic National Convention: Bernie Sanders pleads with supporters to back Clinton|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=July 26, 2016}}

In his speech, Sanders told supporters that he understood and shared their disappointment "about the final results of the nominating process," but urged them to "take enormous pride in the historical accomplishments we have achieved," saying: "Together, my friends, we have begun a political revolution to transform America and that revolution – our revolution – continues."{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/25/bernie-sanders-urges-calm-ahead-democratic-national-convention-speech/87547288/|title='Hillary Clinton must become the next president,' Sanders tells convention|website=USA Today|access-date=July 26, 2016}}

Sanders offered a strong endorsement of Hillary Clinton,Erik Pedersen & Dominic Patten, [https://www.yahoo.com/tv/bernie-sanders-disappointed-offers-strong-033619485.html Bernie Sanders "Disappointed" But Offers Strong Endorsement Of Hillary Clinton – After Awhile], Yahoo News (July 25, 2016).Danielle Kurtzleben & Jessica Taylor, [https://www.npr.org/2016/07/26/487482035/sanders-will-nominate-clinton-ahead-of-dnc-roll-call Sanders To Ask DNC Delegates To Unanimously Nominate Clinton], NPR (July 26, 2016). saying that America needed leadership that would "improve the lives of working families, children, the elderly, the sick and poor" and "bring our people together," and that "By these measures, any objective observer will conclude that – based on her ideas and her leadership – Hillary Clinton must become the next president of the United States."{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnMUCUkKMxI |title=Bernie Sanders FULL REMARKS at Democratic National Convention (C-SPAN) |date=July 25, 2016 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=July 27, 2016}} Sanders said "I am proud to stand with her."{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-national-convention-speech/index.html|title=Bernie Sanders: 'I am proud to stand with her'|first=Stephen |last=Collinson|publisher=CNN|access-date=July 27, 2016}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/videos/watch-bernie-sanders-inspiring-dnc-speech-w430901|title=Watch Bernie Sanders' Inspiring DNC Speech|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 26, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016}}

On the second day of the convention, Sanders' delegates, with his approval, voted for him in the formal roll-call vote,{{cite news|last1=Nelson|first1=Louis|title=Sanders: My delegates should 'vote for me'|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/bernie-sanders-delegates-vote-226205|access-date=July 26, 2016|publisher=Politico|date=July 26, 2016}} although at the end of the roll-call vote Sanders moved to suspend the rules to and formally nominate Clinton for president,[https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4615255/bernie-sanders-moves-officially-nominate-hillary-clinton Bernie Sanders Moves to Officially Nominate Hillary Clinton], C-SPAN (July 26, 2016). an important unifying gesture.Nicole Gaudiano, [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/26/bernie-sanders-awaits-roll-call-vote/87561974/ Sanders makes an important gesture during roll call], USA Today (July 26, 2016).

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| source = —Bill Clinton at the 2016 Democratic National Convention{{cite magazine|first=Will|last=Drabold|url=https://time.com/4425599/dnc-bill-clinton-speech-transcript-video/|title=Read Bill Clinton's Speech at the Democratic Convention|magazine=Time|date=July 26, 2016|access-date=July 26, 2016}}

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Former president Bill Clinton spoke on the second night of the convention, telling the story of his life with his wife, Hillary Clinton.{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Wilson |url=https://time.com/4425631/dnc-bill-clinton-words/ |title=DNC: Bill Clinton Spoke Over 35,000 Words at Conventions |website=Time |access-date=July 28, 2016}} Clinton described his wife as someone who had fought for change throughout her entire life, beginning with their first meeting in law school in 1971.{{cite news|last1=Peralta|first1=Eyder|title=Bill Clinton Makes The Case For The 'Best Darn Change-Maker' He Has Met|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/07/26/487550122/bill-clinton-to-headline-second-day-of-the-democratic-national-convention|access-date=July 27, 2016|publisher=NPR|date=July 26, 2016}} Clinton contrasted the Republican portrayal of his wife with what he argued is the "real one," relating anecdotes regarding Clinton's friends and family.{{cite news|last1=Hampson|first1=Rick|title=Bill Clinton makes a special case to convention: For his wife|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/26/bill-clinton-speech-democratic-convention/87582692/|access-date=July 27, 2016|newspaper=USA Today|date=July 27, 2016}} Dylan Matthews of Vox called the speech a "typical first lady address," noting that the former president rarely touched on his own political career.{{cite news|last1=Matthews|first1=Dylan|title=4 winners and 2 losers from the second night of the Democratic National Convention|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/7/26/12283284/winners-losers-dnc-day-two|access-date=July 27, 2016|publisher=Vox|date=July 26, 2016}} Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post stated that Clinton talked about his wife in an "engaging, funny and, yes, sweet way".{{cite news|last1=Cillizza|first1=Chris|title=Winners and losers from the second night of the Democratic convention|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/26/winners-and-losers-from-the-2nd-night-of-the-democratic-convention/|access-date=July 27, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 26, 2016}}

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| source = —Michael Bloomberg at the 2016 Democratic National Convention{{cite magazine|first=Will|last=Drabold|url=https://time.com/4427695/dnc-michael-bloomberg-sane-competent/|title=Michael Bloomberg Says America Needs 'Sane, Competent Person'|magazine=Time|date=July 27, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016}}

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke on the third night of the convention, where he emphasized that he is not a Democrat, but endorsed Clinton anyway to "defeat a dangerous demagogue".Chait, Jonathan. [https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/07/lets-elect-a-sane-competent-person.html "Michael Bloomberg Sums Up the Election: ‘Let’s Elect a Sane, Competent Person.’"] NYMag. July 27, 2016. July 28, 2016. Bloomberg's speech aimed to convince centrist voters that voting for Clinton is the "responsible" thing to do, as Bloomberg argued Trump would be a dangerous and unpredictable president.{{cite news|last1=Yglesias|first1=Matthew|title=Michael Bloomberg's speech made the Hillary hater's case for Hillary|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/7/27/12305384/michael-bloomberg-speech-case-hillary-clinton|access-date=July 28, 2016|publisher=Vox|date=July 27, 2016}} Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post wrote that Bloomberg gave a "searing and effective critique" of a fellow New York billionaire.{{cite news|last1=Cillizza|first1=Chris|title=Winners and losers from the third night of the Democratic convention|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/27/winners-and-losers-from-the-3rd-night-of-the-democratic-convention/|access-date=July 28, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 27, 2016}} After the speech, Reihan Salam of Slate wondered whether Bloomberg's speech foreshadowed future ideological battles in the Democratic Party between moderate "Bloombourgeoisie" and liberal "Sandernistas".{{cite magazine|last1=Salam|first1=Reihan|title=The Party of Michael Bloomberg|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/07/michael_bloomberg_s_endorsement_of_hillary_clinton_shows_the_democrats_are.html|access-date=July 28, 2016|magazine=Slate|date=July 27, 2016}}

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Having been nominated by acclamation earlier in the day, Kaine accepted the Democratic vice-presidential nomination on the night of July 27. In one of his first major national speeches, Kaine discussed his life story, including his childhood as the son of an ironworker, his time in Honduras, and his response to the Virginia Tech shooting.{{cite news|last1=Winsor|first1=Morgan|title=The Best Dad Jokes Inspired by Tim Kaine's DNC Speech|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/best-dad-jokes-inspired-tim-kaines-dnc-speech/story?id=40955178|access-date=July 28, 2016|work=ABC News|date=July 28, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=MJ|last2=Nobles|first2=Ryan|title=Tim Kaine: 'I trust Hillary Clinton'|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/politics/tim-kaine-dem-convention-speech/|access-date=July 28, 2016|publisher=CNN|date=July 27, 2016}} Kaine also attacked Trump, arguing that, in contrast to Clinton, Trump had failed to explain what he would do once in office. Kaine performed an impression of Trump, mockingly repeating "believe me," and then arguing that Trump's past showed that he cannot be trusted.{{cite news|last1=Kaplan|first1=Thomas|last2=Flegenheimer|first2=Matt|title=Tim Kaine Goes on Attack While Appealing to Disaffected Republicans|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/tim-kaine-speech.html|access-date=July 28, 2016|website=The New York Times|date=July 28, 2016}} Kaine also strongly endorsed Clinton as the most qualified candidate for president, calling her lista, Spanish for "ready". After the speech, Morgan Winsor of ABC News noted the many Twitter users who described Kaine as "your friend's overly nice dad".

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In one of the last major speeches of his presidency, Obama strongly endorsed Clinton as the nominee, saying "there has never been a man or woman more qualified than Hillary Clinton."{{cite news|last1=Hirschfield Davis|first1=Julie|last2=Shear|first2=Michael|title=Obama, at Convention, Lays Out Stakes for a Divided Nation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/obama-speech.html|access-date=July 28, 2016|website=The New York Times|date=July 27, 2016}} Obama contrasted his and Clinton's hopeful view of America with that of Trump, which he called "deeply pessimistic". Obama argued that Trump is unqualified for the office, and is attempting to use fear to get elected.{{cite news|last1=Memoli|first1=Michael|title=Obama portrays Clinton, his former foe and advisor, as uniquely qualified for the White House|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-democratic-convention-day-three-20160727-snap-story.html|access-date=July 28, 2016|newspaper=LA Times|date=July 27, 2016}} Michael Grunwald of Politico called it a "stirring but fundamentally defensive speech".{{cite news|last1=Grunwald|first1=Michael|title=5 takeaways from Obama's last convention|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/democratic-convention-obama-kaine-biden-226349|access-date=July 28, 2016|publisher=Politico|date=July 28, 2016}} Conservative blogger Erick Erickson tweeted "I disagree with the President on so much policy and his agenda, but appreciate the hope and optimism in this speech."{{cite magazine|last1=Mathis-Lilley|first1=Ben|title=Conservatives Find Selves Shocked to Realize They Liked Obama's Speech|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/07/28/obama_s_dnc_speech_praised_by_conservatives.html|access-date=July 28, 2016|magazine=Slate|date=July 28, 2016}} After the speech, Clinton appeared on the stage for the first time in the convention, embracing her 2008 primary rival.{{cite news|last1=Collinson|first1=Stephen|title=Obama to Trump: America is already great|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/politics/president-obama-hillary-clinton-2016-election/|access-date=July 28, 2016|publisher=CNN|date=July 28, 2016}}

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| source = —Sarah McBride at the 2016 Democratic National Convention{{cite magazine|last=Stuart |first=Tessa |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/videos/watch-trans-activist-sarah-mcbride-make-history-on-dnc-stage-w431600 |title=Watch Trans Activist Sarah McBride Make History on DNC Stage |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 29, 2016}}

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Sarah McBride's speech made her the first openly transgender person to address a major party convention in American history.{{cite web |url=http://www.hrc.org/blog/hrcs-sarah-mcbride-to-become-first-openly-transgender-person-to-speak-at-a |title=HRC's Sarah McBride, Chad Griffin to Speak at DNC | Human Rights Campaign |publisher=Hrc.org |access-date=July 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727102452/http://www.hrc.org/blog/hrcs-sarah-mcbride-to-become-first-openly-transgender-person-to-speak-at-a |archive-date=July 27, 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/at_this_week_s_dnc_sarah_mcbride_will_become_first_openly_transgender_speaker_to_address_major_party |title=At This Week's DNC Sarah McBride Will Become First Openly-Transgender Speaker to Address Major Party |date=July 24, 2016 |publisher=The New Civil Rights Movement |access-date=July 27, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/289020-hrc-press-secretary-to-be-first-openly-transgender-person-to/ |title=Dems add first transgender speaker to convention lineup |publisher=TheHill |date=July 14, 2016 |access-date=July 27, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/news/43588/hrcs-sarah-mcbride-become-first-openly-trans-person-speak-major-party-convention/ |title=HRC's Sarah McBride to become first openly trans person to speak at a major party convention |publisher=Gay Times |access-date=July 27, 2016 |archive-date=August 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812111017/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/news/43588/hrcs-sarah-mcbride-become-first-openly-trans-person-speak-major-party-convention/ |url-status=dead }}

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| quote = File:Khizr Khan Trumps TheDonald.webm Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to trust you with their future. Let me ask you, have you even read the United States Constitution? I will, I will gladly lend you my copy ... Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery? Go look at the graves of brave patriots who died defending the United States. You'll see all faiths, genders, and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing – and no one.

| source = —Khizr Khan at the 2016 Democratic National Convention{{cite web|last1=Oppel| first1=Richard J. Jr. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/us/elections/khizr-humayun-khan-speech.html |title=In Tribute to Son, Khizr Khan Offered Citizenship Lesson at Convention |website=The New York Times |date=July 29, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}

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Khizr Khan, the father of Captain Humayun Khan, a Muslim-American soldier killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, criticized Donald Trump's proposed ban on Muslim immigration. The speech was compared to Joseph N. Welch's famous rebuke during the Army–McCarthy hearings.{{cite web|last=Karabell|first=Zachary|url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/08/2016-khizr-khan-donald-trump-joseph-mccarthy-welch-decency-214128#ixzz4Jm2YDyjt |title=Have You No Sense of Decency, Mr. Trump?|publisher=POLITICO |date=August 1, 2016}}{{cite web|last=Byrnes|first=Mark|url=http://historynewsnetwork.org/blog/153796 |title=Will Khizr Khan be Donald Trump's Joseph Welch?|publisher=History News Network |date=July 30, 2016}}

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| quote = File:Chelsea Clinton DNC July 2016 (cropped).jpg I'm voting for a fighter who never ever gives up, and who believes we can always do better when we come together and work together. I hope that my children will someday be as proud of me as I am of my mom. I am so grateful to be her daughter. I'm so grateful that she is Charlotte and Aidan's grandmother. She makes me proud every single day. And mom, grandma would be so proud of you tonight. To everyone watching here at home, I know with all my heart that my mother will make us proud as our next president.

| source = —Chelsea Clinton at the 2016 Democratic National Convention{{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4616040/chelsea-clinton-introduces-hillary-clinton-democratic-national-convention |title=Chelsea Clinton Introduces Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention |publisher=C-SPAN |date=July 28, 2016}}

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Chelsea Clinton introduced her mother, Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, by sharing her personal story about her relationship with her mother when she was younger. She also praised her for being a great mother and said that her (Chelsea's) kids are proud of Hillary.

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| quote =But here's the sad truth: There is no other Donald Trump, this is it. And in the end, it comes down to what Donald Trump doesn't get: America is great because America is good!

| source = —Hillary Clinton at the 2016 Democratic National Convention{{cite magazine|last1=Drabold|first1=Will|title=Read Hillary Clinton's Historic Speech at the Democratic Convention|url=https://time.com/4429984/dnc-hillary-clinton-speech-video-transcript/|access-date=July 29, 2016|magazine=Time|date=July 29, 2016}}

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After being introduced by her daughter, Clinton accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on July 28, the final night of the convention. In her speech, Clinton asked voters to trust in her experience, judgment, and compassion based on her long public career.{{cite news|last1=Barbaro|first1=Michael|title=Hillary Clinton Asks Not for Trust, but for Faith in Her Competence|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/us/politics/hillary-clinton-democratic-nominee.html?_r=0|access-date=July 29, 2016|website=The New York Times|date=July 28, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/28/democratic-national-convention-day-4-hillary-clinton-to-accept-p/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/28/democratic-national-convention-day-4-hillary-clinton-to-accept-p/ |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Hillary Clinton says 'little men' like Donald Trump are too volatile to be president as she becomes first female nominee|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=July 28, 2016|last1=Lawler|first1=David}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/7/28/12319846/hillary-clinton-dnc-speech-trump-nukes|title=Clinton on Trump: "A man you can bait with a tweet" can't be trusted "with nuclear weapons"|first=Andrew|last=Prokop|date=July 29, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/jul/29/hillary-clintons-acceptance-speech-annotated/|title=PolitiFact – Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech, annotated|website=@politifact}} Clinton discussed what her priorities would be as president, saying that creating jobs would be her "primary mission," and that she would also seek to combat climate change, make college more affordable, and institute new gun laws.{{cite news|last1=Hohmann|first1=James|title=The Daily 202: Hillary Clinton tries to be all things to all people at Democratic convention|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/07/29/daily-202-hillary-clinton-tries-to-be-all-things-to-all-people-at-democratic-convention/579aa3e14acce205051ed09c/|access-date=July 29, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 29, 2016}} Clinton contrasted her hopeful vision and specific policy proposals with what she sees as Trump's fearmongering and vague ideas; she quoted Jackie regarding men moved by fear and pride. Eyder Peralta of NPR also noted that Clinton's "grounded" speech contrasted with the "soaring" speeches of President Obama.{{cite web|first=Eyder | last=Peralta |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/07/28/487836778/final-day-of-the-dnc-hillary-clinton-will-accept-her-nomination |title=Final Day Of The DNC: Hillary Clinton Will Accept Her Nomination |publisher=NPR |date=July 28, 2016}} To supporters of her rival Bernie Sanders, Clinton stated "I want you to know, I've heard you," complimenting their energy and passion.

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A Politico poll of "Democratic insiders" found highly positive reactions, though the insiders had slightly better reviews for the speeches of Michelle Obama and Barack Obama.{{cite news|last1=Shepard|first1=Steven|title=Insiders: Hillary's speech was a winner|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/insiders-hillarys-speech-was-a-winner-226416?lo=ap_c1|access-date=July 29, 2016|publisher=Politico|date=July 29, 2016}} A Gallup poll showed that Clinton's speech was viewed about 24 points more positively than negatively.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/01/more-people-watched-donald-trumps-convention-speech-than-hillary-clintons-and-hated-it/|title=More people watched Donald Trump's convention speech than Hillary Clinton's — and hated it|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-08-02}} Also, according to Gallup, 45% were more likely to vote for Clinton versus 41% who were less likely to vote for her based on what they saw/read about the convention.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/194084/americans-positive-democratic-gop-convention.aspx|title=Americans More Positive About Democratic Than GOP Convention|website=Gallup.com|date=August 2016|access-date=2016-08-01}} These net positives are higher than Trump's at the Republican National Convention.

{{external media | width = 210px | float = right | headerimage= | video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4616049/hillary-clinton-accepts-democratic-partys-presidential-nomination "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton"], 2016 Democratic National Convention, C-SPAN{{cite web | title =Hillary Clinton | publisher =C-SPAN | date = July 28, 2016 | quote= Secretary Hillary Clinton spoke in front of the convention to formally accept the nomination of the Democratic party as the presidential candidate. In her speech, she notices the importance of the history she has made, and also blasts Trump on several issues ranging from economic policies to foreign policies.". | url =https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4616049/hillary-clinton-accepts-democratic-partys-presidential-nomination | access-date = July 28, 2016 }} }}Sam Wang reported a 7% post-convention bounce for Clinton in general election polling (on the basis of the six polls released by August 1, 2016).{{Cite web|url=http://election.princeton.edu/2016/08/01/post-democratic-convention-bounce/|title=Post-Democratic convention bounce|access-date=2016-08-02}} According to FiveThirtyEight, Clinton's post-convention bounce was larger than Trump's.{{Cite web|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-clintons-bounce-appears-bigger-than-trumps/?ex_cid=538twitter|title=Election Update: Clinton's Bounce Appears Bigger Than Trump's|date=2016-08-01|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-02}}{{clear}}

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A total of 103 people were cited during the entire Democratic National Convention.{{cite web|url=http://6abc.com/politics/mostly-peaceful-protests-continue-on-dnc-day-4/1446952/|title=Police: 5 Philly residents among 103 cited during DNC|date=July 28, 2016}} Demonstrations by delegates on the convention floor were organized by the Bernie Delegates Network, led by California delegate Norman Solomon.{{cite news | last1 = Barbaro| first1 =Michael | last2 = Alcindor| first2 =Yamiche |title =Bernie Sanders Faces Task of Putting Down Revolt He Started | newspaper =The New York Times | date =July 26, 2016 | url =http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/us/politics/bernie-sanders-speech.html?_r=0 }} In response to the email leak, many delegates protested the perceived bias and corruption of the Democratic National Committee on the opening day of the convention. Wasserman Schultz was repeatedly heckled as she addressed the Florida delegation, frequently interrupted by boos, jeers and cries of the word "shame", while some held up signs reading "emails".{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/289059-wasserman-schultz-booed-off-stage-in-philadelphia/|title=Wasserman Schultz booed off stage in Philadelphia|first=Kyle|last=Balluck|date=July 25, 2016|newspaper=The Hill|access-date=July 27, 2016}} Sanders was booed by his delegates as he spoke to a crowd of roughly 1,900 and encouraged them to vote for Clinton.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/25/sanders-meet-delegates-ahead-democatiic-national-convention-speech/87518822/|title=Bernie Sanders' delegates boo his call at convention to back Hillary Clinton|work=USA Today|last=Guadiano|first=Nicole|date=July 25, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016}} Some delegates on the convention floor repeatedly booed when the name of the presumptive nominee was mentioned.{{cite web|url= https://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12279190/democratic-convention-sanders-clinton-booing|title=The DNC has barely started and delegates are already booing Hillary Clinton|work=Vox.com|last=Nelson|first=Libby|date=July 25, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016}}{{cite web|url= https://www.npr.org/2016/07/25/487385184/raucous-repeated-chants-of-bernie-and-hillary-fill-convention-hall-on-day-1|title=Democratic Convention: Bernie Sanders Supporters Disrupt Day 1 With Boos and Jeers|work=NPR|author=Peralta, Eyder|date=July 25, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016}} Sanders made a personal plea through a text message, asking his delegates to stop protesting.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-delegates_us_579687cbe4b02d5d5ed299eb|title=Bernie Sanders' Personal Plea To Delegates: Don't Protest On Convention Floor|work=The Huffington Post|last=D'Angelo|first=Chris|date=July 25, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016}} Nevertheless, protesting delegates continued to heckle speakers throughout the convention night, while chants of "No TPP" could be heard across the rally.{{cite news|last1=Nelson|first1=Libby|title=The DNC has barely started and delegates are already booing Hillary Clinton|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12279190/democratic-convention-sanders-clinton-booing|access-date=July 27, 2016|publisher=Vox|date=July 25, 2016}} Fifty-four citations were issued by local authorities during the protest on the first day of the convention.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/philadelphia-convention.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fus|title=The Scene at the Democratic Convention: Hunger, Heat and Storms|first=Nick|last=Corasaniti|website=The New York Times|date=July 26, 2016 |access-date=July 27, 2016}}

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On the second day of the convention, hundreds of Sanders delegates and supporters walked out of the convention in protest following Clinton's official nomination.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/dnc-2016-protesters-walkout-226247|title=Hundreds of Sanders supporters walk out after Clinton nominated|work=Politico|date=July 26, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016}} They subsequently staged a sit-in at a nearby media tent.{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/26/bernie-sanders-supporters-storm-media-tent-hillary/|title=Bernie Sanders supporters storm media tent as Hillary Clinton accepts nomination|work=The Washington Times|date=July 26, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016}} There were reports of American flags, pro-Sanders fliers, and one Israeli flag being set on fire by protesters.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/latest-giffords-attends-dnc-rally-gun-violence-40889239|title=The Latest: Israeli Flag Set on Fire Outside of Convention|work=ABC News|date=July 26, 2016|access-date=July 26, 2016}} Demonstrations supporting Sanders and the Black Lives Matter movement marched through Philadelphia, attracting at least 1,000 people by nightfall.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/bernie-sanders-protests.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fus|title=Angry Bernie Sanders Supporters Protest Hillary Clinton's Nomination|first1=Matt|last1=Flegenheimer|first2=Colin|last2=Moynihan|website=The New York Times|date=July 27, 2016 |access-date=July 27, 2016}}

On the third day, several protesters broke through the security fencing around the convention site and clashed with police before the police managed to re-secure the fencing; seven were arrested as a result.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/politics/dnc-protesters-arrested/|title=Seven arrested after breaching perimeter fence at DNC|work=CNN Politics|date=July 28, 2016|access-date=July 28, 2016}} A woman was injured while trying to put out a flag that was set on fire.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Protesters-Break-Through-DNC-Security-Fence-388499832.html |title=Protesters Break Through Democratic National Convention Security Fence | NBC 10 Philadelphia |website=Nbcphiladelphia.com |date=July 28, 2016 |access-date=July 28, 2016}} Several protesters were treated due to heat-related issues.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2016/07/25/dozens-receive-medical-treatment-during-dnc-protests/ |title=Dozens receive medical treatment during DNC protests | New York Post |website=Nypost.com |date=July 26, 2016 |access-date=July 28, 2016}} Leon Panetta's speech was repeatedly interrupted by chants of "No more war" from Code Pink members within the Oregon delegation; they turned on their cellphone flashlights and continued to protest as the arena lights near them were turned off.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/dnc-2016-leon-panetta-chant-226335|title=DNC crowd erupts at Panetta: 'No more war'|work=Politico|date=July 27, 2016|access-date=July 29, 2016}}

A small group of protesters heckled and booed as Clinton delivered her acceptance speech on the final night of the convention; they were eventually drowned out by the crowd.{{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-protesters-dnc-speech-2016-7|title=Hillary Clinton heckled, jeered by small group of protesters during DNC speech|work=Business Insider|date=July 28, 2016|access-date=July 29, 2016}}

On the first night of the convention, 25.74 million watched live coverage of the event from 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and MSNBC.{{cite news|last1=Schwindt|first1=Oriana|title=TV Ratings: Democratic National Convention Night One Tops Republican National Convention|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/democratic-national-convention-ratings-night-one-dnc-beats-rnc-bernie-sanders-michelle-obama-1201823682/|access-date=July 27, 2016|magazine=Variety|date=July 26, 2016}} The first night of the DNC had more viewers than both the first night of the 2012 DNC and the first night of the 2016 RNC. The first night of the DNC also generated just under 40 million Facebook activities from 10 million people, compared to 28.6 million convention-related Facebook interactions from 8.5 million people on the first night of the RNC.{{cite news|last1=Stelter|first1=Brian|title=Democrats draw 26 million viewers on night one, beating Republicans|url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/07/26/media/democratic-convention-night-one-ratings/|access-date=July 27, 2016|publisher=CNN|date=July 26, 2016}} The first three nights of the Democratic National Convention had more television viewers than the first three nights of the Republican National Convention, but the final night of the RNC drew 34.9 million viewers compared to 33.7 million viewers watching the final night of the DNC.{{cite magazine|last1=Patten|first1=Dominic|title=Donald Trump & RNC Top Hillary Clinton & Final Night Of DNC In Viewers|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/donald-trump-speech-ratings-beat-hillary-clinton-rnc-dnc-1201795035/|access-date=July 30, 2016|magazine=Deadline|date=July 29, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=O'Connell|first1= Michael|title=TV Ratings: Hillary Clinton's DNC Speech Falls Just Shy of Trump's With 33 Million Viewers|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-hillary-clintons-dnc-915706|access-date=July 30, 2016|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 29, 2016}}

Nielsen viewership data does not include views on PBS, C-SPAN, or livestreams.Brian Stelter, [https://money.cnn.com/2016/07/27/media/democratic-convention-night-two-ratings/ Convention ratings: Democrats beat Republicans, and cable tops broadcast], CNN Money (July 27, 2016). About 3.9 million viewed Clinton's acceptance speech on PBS, while a YouTube livestream of Clinton's speech peaked at 250,000 simultaneous viewers.Stephen Battaglio, [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-dnc-ratings-20160729-snap-story.html TV viewership for Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech is smaller than Donald Trump's], Los Angeles Times (July 29, 2016). On the final day of the convention, CNN received 11 million "video starts" on desktops and mobile devices.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160725135441/https://www.demconvention.com/ Official website of the Democratic National Convention]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160718135058/http://www.phldnc.com/ Official website of the Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee]
• [https://www.c-span.org/convention/?party=dnc C-SPAN videos (and transcripts) of all of the speeches]
• [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=118051 Clinton Nomination Acceptance Speech for President at DNC] (transcript) at The American Presidency Project
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnXiy4D_I8g Video of Clinton nomination acceptance speech for President at DNC (via YouTube)]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20170821084248/http://convert2mp3.net/en/index.php?p=tags Audio of Clinton nomination acceptance speech for President at DNC]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1scCwsnwIs Video of Kaine nomination acceptance speech for Vice President at DNC (via YouTube)]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20170821084248/http://convert2mp3.net/en/index.php?p=tags Audio of Kaine nomination acceptance speech for Vice President at DNC]
• [https://time.com/4426037/dnc-tim-kaine-speech-transcript-video/ Transcript of Kaine nomination acceptance speech for Vice President at DNC]

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