{"id":2327358,"date":"2024-08-20T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-delay-why-bidens-dnc-speech-happened-in-the-middle-of-the-night-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T09:09:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:09:00","slug":"democratic-delay-why-bidens-dnc-speech-happened-in-the-middle-of-the-night-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-delay-why-bidens-dnc-speech-happened-in-the-middle-of-the-night-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic delay: Why Biden\u2019s DNC speech happened in the middle of the night &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-delay-why-bidens-dnc-speech-happened-in-the-middle-of-the-night-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2327358&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During \u200cthe first night of the Democratic National \u2062Convention, President Joe Biden&#8217;s \u200bkeynote address was notably delayed, concluding after midnight Eastern time. Originally \u200bexpected to start at 10 p.m., Biden&#8217;s speech began at 11:25 p.m. and ended at 12:18 a.m. Convention officials explained that the delays were due \u2064to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-florida-moms-response-to-doj-crackdown-gets-standing-ovation-at-va-event\/\" title=\"Viral Florida Mom\u2019s Response To DOJ Crackdown Gets Standing Ovation\u00a0At VA Event\">prolonged applause<\/a> for speakers, which \u2063caused\u2063 them to\u200b skip parts of the program to expedite Biden&#8217;s appearance. The schedule experienced setbacks\u200b early on, with speakers\u2062 like Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan starting later than planned.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the delays, some performances,\u200c including\u2063 one by James Taylor, were cut to ensure Biden could address the audience. Despite official explanations citing the extended applause as the reason for the delays, some speculated that the timing might have\u2064 been a strategy \u2064to limit Biden&#8217;s visibility during prime-time television slots, with commentators\u200b suggesting the delays \u200cwere intended to reduce his media \u2062exposure. This \u2063incident sparked \u2062criticism, with some members\u200d of \u2062Biden&#8217;s team expressing disappointment over the late \u2062scheduling.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democratic delay: Why Biden&rsquo;s DNC speech happened in the middle of the night<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1734185\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The first night of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic National Convention\">Democratic National Convention<\/a> ran significantly behind, with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s address to delegates ending after midnight Eastern time.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3125462\/dnc-speech-biden-best-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"speech\">speech<\/a> had been billed as the keynote speech for Monday, but instead of beginning in the 10 p.m. Eastern hour, he took the stage at 11:25 p.m. Eastern and finished his speech at 12:18 a.m. Convention officials said the delays had to do with the applause several of the speakers received.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because of the raucous applause interrupting speaker after speaker, we ultimately skipped elements of our program to ensure we could get to President Biden as quickly as possible so that he could speak directly to the American people,&rdquo; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-choice-protesters-offered-me-free-plan-b-within-5-minutes-before-the-dnc-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pro-choice protesters offered me free Plan B within 5 minutes before the DNC - Washington Examiner\">convention official<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/2024-election\/bidens-dnc-speech-delayed-pushed-past-prime-time-coverage\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden speaks at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the acts cut to get to Biden&rsquo;s speech was a performance by James Taylor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/politics-news\/dnc-2024-james-taylor-performance-scrapped-scheduling-problems-1235978863\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. Taylor was seen on Monday rehearsing for a performance that was reportedly set to go between first lady Jill Biden&rsquo;s speech and Ashley Biden&rsquo;s introduction of her father.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule began to run behind early in the night, with Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan taking the stage at 8:23 p.m. Eastern rather than during the 7 p.m. Eastern hour when she was scheduled. The convention got closer to the schedule when Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr took the stage at 9:18 p.m. Eastern, making his scheduled time of the 9 p.m. hour, but would eventually slip back after speeches appeared to go beyond their allotted time.<\/p>\n<p>The 12:18 a.m. Eastern ending for Biden&rsquo;s speech was later than former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s lengthy acceptance speech on the final night of the Republican National Convention last month. Trump&rsquo;s speech, which began roughly on time in the 10 p.m. Eastern hour, at 10:32 p.m., ended at 12:05 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>While Democratic officials argue the delayed start for Biden&rsquo;s speech was due to the program running long, some speculated the delays pushing the president out of network prime-time coverage of the convention were intentional.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The media is very East Coast focused though, you&#8217;ve gotta be pretty naive to think the prolonged DNC tonight is for any reason other than diminishing Biden&rsquo;s visibility. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LSd5DJzrON\">https:\/\/t.co\/LSd5DJzrON<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateSilver538\/status\/1825733562164736054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The media is very East Coast focused though, you&rsquo;ve gotta be pretty naive to think the prolonged DNC tonight is for any reason other than diminishing Biden&rsquo;s visibility,&rdquo; pollster Nate Silver said in a post on X, with his theory on the delay.<\/p>\n<p>The delay did not go unnoticed, with <em>Axios&rsquo;s<\/em> Alex Thompson reporting that a longtime Biden aide texted him, calling the delayed start &ldquo;awful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One longtime Biden aide texts: &ldquo;This is awful. He literally set up a campaign and handed it over to them&mdash;do they have to cut him out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-ratings-tanked-44-the-week-after-trump-left-the-white-house\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Ratings Tanked 44% The Week After Trump Left The White House\">prime time<\/a>?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1825732985821245829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One longtime Biden aide texts: &lsquo;This is awful. He literally set up a campaign and handed it over to them &mdash; do they have to cut him out of prime time?&#8217;&rdquo; Thompson posted on X.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The speech was widely viewed as Biden&rsquo;s farewell after the president dropped out of the race less than a month ago. Biden&rsquo;s decision to drop out came after a reported pressure campaign by top Democratic officials after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s disastrous June debate performance, which caused him to tank in polls against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&rsquo;s key speakers at the DNC include second gentleman Doug Emhoff, former President Barack Obama, and former first lady Michelle Obama. Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), will address the convention on Wednesday, while Harris will accept the Democratic Party nomination for president on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1734185\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734185\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Democratic Delay: The Timing of Biden&#8217;s DNC Speech**<\/p>\n<p>The opening night of the Democratic National Convention experienced significant delays, resulting in President Joe Biden&#8217;s speech concluding after midnight Eastern time. Initially scheduled as the keynote address for Monday at 10 p.m. Eastern, Biden did not take the stage until 11:25 p.m., finishing at 12:18 a.m. Convention officials attributed the delays to extensive applause for various speakers, stating that they had to skip parts of the program to allow Biden to speak directly to Americans as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>One performance that was cut short was by James Taylor, who had been rehearsing for a slot between First Lady Jill Biden\u2019s speech and Ashley Biden\u2019s introduction of her father. The schedule began falling behind early in the evening when Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan spoke at 8:23 p.m., well past her planned time of 7 p.m. Although Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr managed to start his speech close to schedule at 9:18 p.m., subsequent speeches continued running over their allotted times.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s address ended later than former President Donald Trump&#8217;s acceptance speech during last month&#8217;s Republican National Convention, which started on time but also ran late into the night.<\/p>\n<p>While Democratic officials claimed that the delay was due solely to an extended program, some speculated it might have been intentional in order to reduce Biden&#8217;s visibility during prime-time television hours. Pollster Nate Silver suggested on social media that it seemed unlikely such prolonged delays were unintentional given how East Coast-focused media coverage is.<\/p>\n<p>The delay drew criticism from within Biden\u2019s circle; one aide expressed frustration over being pushed out of prime-time coverage despite having set up a campaign structure for others.<\/p>\n<p>This speech was perceived as a farewell from Biden following his recent withdrawal from the race amid pressure from top Democrats after poor debate performances led him to fall behind Trump in polls. Upcoming key speakers at the DNC include Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and former Presidents Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, with Vice President Kamala Harris set to accept her nomination later in the week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2327359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Joe_Biden_DNC_Chicago_337.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38658,32923,7705,32504,5655],"class_list":["post-2327358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-speech","tag-democratic-party","tag-dnc","tag-political-strategy","tag-timing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Joe_Biden_DNC_Chicago_337.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}