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DNC 2024 Day 3 live updates: Walz, Clinton, Pelosi and more to headline night 3

Other speakers include Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker, Wes Moore and Josh Shapiro.

ByAlexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira, Meredith Deliso, Tal Axelrod, and Brittany Gaddy
Last Updated: August 21, 2024, 9:47 AM EDT

After the excitement sparked by the Obamas Tuesday night, Democrats will try to keep to momentum going when vice presidential nominee Tim Walz headlines the third night of speakers.

He'll be joined earlier by another former president -- Bill Clinton -- as well as Nancy Pelosi and Pete Buttigieg.

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Former President Barack Obama arrives onstage after his wife and former First Lady Michelle Obama introduced him on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug. 20, 2024.
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    9:47 AM EDT

    Tim Walz takes the convention stage

    Amid lingering buzz generated by passionate speeches from Michelle and Barack Obama – vice presidential nominee Tim Walz will be the keynote speaker tonight.

    The man Kamala Harris calls “Coach” will likely stress what he calls the politics of “joy” while also taking swipes at Donald Trump.

    The theme tonight is “A Fight for our Freedoms.”

    Other notable speakers tonight include figures beloved by Democrats – former President Bill Clinton and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.