Democratic National Convention

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party conference political convention recurring event

The Democratic National Convention is the quadrennial gathering where the U.S. Democratic Party formally selects its presidential and vice-presidential nominees and adopts the party platform.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	party conference → political convention → recurring event →
broadcastOn	internet livestream → radio → television →
country	United States of America →
decisionMethod	delegate vote →
electoralContext	United States presidential election →
elects	Democratic Party presidential nominee → Democratic Party vice-presidential nominee →
frequency	every four years →
hasAudience	delegates → general public → media → party members →
hasComponent	acceptance speech → credentials committee → keynote address → platform committee → platform debate → roll call vote of the states → rules committee →
hasPurpose	adoption of Democratic Party platform → nomination of Democratic Party presidential candidate → nomination of Democratic Party vice-presidential candidate →
hasSymbol	Democratic Party donkey →
influences	Democratic Party campaign strategy → Democratic Party policy positions →
language	English →
legalBasis	Democratic Party rules →
levelOfGovernment	federal →
notableFeature	state and territorial delegations → superdelegates →
organizedBy	Democratic Party (United States) →
organizer	Democratic National Committee →
politicalAlignment	center-left →
politicalIdeology	liberalism in the United States → progressivism in the United States →
precededBy	Democratic Party national caucus system →
relatedEvent	Democratic caucuses → Democratic primary elections → Republican National Convention →
scope	national →
startTime	1832 →
typicalMonth	August → July →
typicalVenue	convention center → indoor sports arena →
usesColor	blue →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chicago Stadium ("Democratic National Convention 1932") → Chicago Stadium ("Democratic National Convention 1940") → Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ("1960 Democratic National Convention") → San Francisco Civic Auditorium ("Democratic National Convention 1920 sessions") → San Francisco Civic Auditorium ("Democratic National Convention 1920 rallies") → United Center ("1996 Democratic National Convention") →	hostedEvent
1968 California Democratic presidential primary ("1968 Democratic National Convention") → 2008 United States presidential election ("2008 Democratic National Convention") →	relatedEvent
1972 California Democratic presidential primary ("1972 Democratic National Convention") →	associatedConvention
Stronger Together ("Democratic National Convention 2016") →	associatedWith
DNC Chair →	associatedWithEvent
Malia Obama ("2012 Democratic National Convention") →	attendedEvent
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008 ("2008 Democratic National Convention") →	concludingEvent
Credentials Committee (Democratic National Convention) →	convenesAt
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign ("2008 Democratic National Convention") →	convention
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980 →	electsDelegatesTo
Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign ("2016 Democratic National Convention") →	nominatedAt
John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign ("2004 Democratic National Convention") →	nominatedBy
John Edwards 2004 presidential campaign ("2004 Democratic National Convention") →	nominatingConvention
Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign ("Democratic Party presidential nomination, 2016") →	nomination
Democratic National Committee →	oversees
America Ferrera ("2020 Democratic National Convention") →	participatedIn
Credentials Committee (Democratic National Convention) →	partOf
Democratic National Convention ("Democratic Party national caucus system") →	precededBy
Credentials Committee (Democratic National Convention) ("Platform Committee (Democratic National Convention)") →	relatedTo
Credentials Committee (Democratic National Convention) →	reportsTo
Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign ("2012 Democratic National Convention") →	securedNomination
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party ("1964 Democratic National Convention") →	soughtRepresentationAt
Auma Obama ("Democratic National Convention 2008 side events") →	spokeAt