2000 Democratic National Convention
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2000 presidential election |
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Nominees
Gore and Lieberman |
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| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | August 14–17, 2000 |
| City | Los Angeles, California |
| Venue | Staples Center |
| Chair | Terry McAuliffe |
| Keynote speaker | Harold Ford (TN) |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Al Gore of Tennessee |
| Vice Presidential nominee | Joe Lieberman of Connecticut |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 4,337 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 2,171 |
| Results (President) |
Gore (TN): 4,328 (99.79%) Abstaining: 9 (0.21%) |
| Results (Vice President) | Lieberman (CT): 100% (Acclamation) |
| Ballots | 1 |
The 2000 Democratic National Convention was a quadrennial presidential nominating convention for the Democratic Party. The convention nominated Vice President Al Gore for President and Senator Joe Lieberman from Connecticut for Vice President. The convention was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California from August 14 to August 17, 2000. Gore accepted the presidential nomination on August 17, the final night of the convention. This was the second Democratic National Convention hosted by Los Angeles, the first being in 1960.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) initially invited 28 cities to bid for the convention. Nine cities submitted proposals, seven of which (Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans and Philadelphia) were visited by the DNC. Philadelphia withdrew its bid after being selected as the host of the 2000 Republican National Convention. Boston, Denver and Los Angeles were named as finalists. On March 15, 1999, the DNC announced Los Angeles as the site of the convention.
The keynote speaker of the convention was Representative Harold Ford of Tennessee. Ford, who at 30 was at the time the youngest member of Congress, directed his speech towards younger voters, saying, "I also stand here representing a new generation, a generation committed to those ideals and inspired by an unshakable confidence in our future."
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