Oprah Winfrey, a surprise speaker at the DNC, made a plea for 'common sense over nonsense'
CHICAGO -- In a presidential campaign like no other -- and just four weeks after President Joe Biden bowed out of the race -- Democrats are gathering in Chicago this week to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their candidate to take on former President Donald Trump.
ABC News will have special coverage of the DNC -- including primetime coverage from 10 p.m. until 11 p.m. ET on ABC every day of the conventions, and on ABC News Live from 7 p.m. until 12 a.m. ET.
As Walz gave his acceptance speech, his son Gus was spotted in tears listening to his father speak. His daughter Hope was seen holding up a heart to him.
The Walz family joined him on stage after he wrapped up his remarks.
"We got 76 days. That's nothing. There'll be time to sleep when you're dead," he said to cheers. "We're gonna leave it all on the field. That's how we'll keep moving forward."
"I think we owe it to the American people to tell them exactly what she'd do as president before we ask them for their votes," he said. "So here's the part you clip and save and send to that undecided relatives."
Walz continued, "If you're a middle-class family or a family trying to get into the middle class, Kamala Harris is gonna cut your taxes. If you're getting squeezed by the price of your prescription drugs, Kamala Harris is gonna take on Big Pharma. If you're hoping to buy a home, Kamala Harris is gonna help make it more affordable. And no matter who you are, Kamala Harris is gonna stand up and fight for your freedom to live the life you want to lead."
As governor, with the help of a narrow Democratic majority in the state legislature, Walz implemented a bevy of progressive policies including: universal school breakfast and lunch, state codification of abortion rights and gun control measures like universal background checks and red flag laws.
He discussed his personal connection to each issue in tonight's speech, including his family's IVF journey and being a hunter supportive of the Second Amendment but also a father who worries about guns in schools.
"That's what this is all about," he said. "The responsibility we have to our kids, to each other, and to the future we're building together -- a future in which everyone is free to build the kind of life they want. But not everyone feels the same sense of responsibility."
