Democratic convention: Republicans join Left-wingers on stage to back Joe Biden

The Democrats are using the first day of their convention to showcase the breadth of support they believe Joe Biden can win at the US election by giving both Republicans and left-wingers speaking slots. Under a banner of 'we the people', Monday evening's two-hour programme includes politicians who challenged Mr Biden for the party's presidential nomination in an attempt to project a message of unity. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator and self-proclaimed democratic socialist who was the last man standing against Mr Biden in the primaries earlier this year, has been given one of the most prominent speaking slots on Monday. Mr Sanders had fiercely pushed against Mr Biden's centrist message when the pair squared off at the start of 2020 but, since his defeat became inevitable, he has been attempting to make sure progressives get behind Mr Biden to beat Donald Trump. Meanwhile, at the other end of the political spectrum, John Kasich, the Republican who came third in the 2016 presidential primaries in which Mr Trump won, has been given time for a speech where he was expected to heap praise on Mr Biden.
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