“Coach” Tim Walz’s 2024 DNC Speech Was the Biggest Pep Talk of His Life

Hillary Clinton’s Catharsis • Palestinian Omission • Protecting the Blue Wall [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “Coach” Tim Walz’s 2024 DNC Speech Was the Biggest Pep Talk of His Life Good morning! Minnesota Governor and VP nominee Tim Walz put on his coach’s hat yesterday to give “the biggest pep talk of his life” at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Andrew Kirell [writes](. Walz headlined another raucous night at the United Center, with speeches from Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Josh Shapiro, Wes Moore, Pete Buttigieg, and, of course, Oprah Winfrey, who brought down the house: “We won’t be sent back, pushed back, bullied back, kicked back. We’re not going back.” In Chicago, Ta-Nehisi Coates [writes]( how the absence of a Palestinian American on stage is “one major omission of the party that claims diversity as its strength,” while Joe Hagan [speaks with]( Hillary Clinton about her “cathartic” speech earlier this week. “It was a really emotional sense of embrace that I felt from the moment that I walked out there,” she says. Also at the DNC, Eric Lutz [finds]( midwest Democrats determined to preserve the blue wall in 2024. “We can’t fuck around,” Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens tells him. And Molly Jong-Fast [asks]( a range of Democrats, including Jennifer Granholm, Mallory McMorrow, Amy Klobuchar, and Laphonza Butler, about the party’s next-generation stars. Jong-Fast also appears on the [latest episode]( of Inside the Hive, along with host Brian Stelter and Hive editor Michael Calderone. That, and so much more, can be found on the [DNC live blog](. Now, on to Day 4! [Image may contain: People, Person, Crowd, Concert, Audience, Clothing, Hat, Accessories, Bag, and Handbag]( [A Palestinian American’s Place Under the Democrats’ Big Tent?]( By [Ta-Nehisi Coates]( [Though the Uncommitted movement is lobbying to get a Palestinian American on the main stage, the Harris campaign has not yet approved one. Will there be a change before Thursday—and does the Democratic party want that?]( [Read more button](   [Exclusive: Hillary Clinton Says Her DNC 2024 Speech “Was Cathartic”]( By [Joe Hagan]( [In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Secretary Clinton speaks about writing one of the most groundbreaking speeches of her career—and the emotions it released from 2016.]( [Read more button](   [“Coach” Tim Walz’s 2024 DNC Speech Was the Biggest Pep Talk of His Life]( By [Andrew Kirell]( [The Minnesota governor and VP nominee drew deep from his football background to deliver a dramatic speech brimming with optimism and jabs at “weird” Republicans like JD Vance.]( [Read more button](   [Democrats Are Building Their Blue Wall on More Than Just Good Vibes: “We Can’t F--k Around”]( By [Eric Lutz]( [At the 2024 Democratic National Convention, lawmakers emphasized the kitchen-table issues that resonate particularly in the Midwest, which is poised to make or break Kamala Harris’s election prospects.]( [Read more button](   [DNC 2024: Live Updates From the Democratic National Convention]( By [vanity fair]( [Tim Walz took the stage Wednesday night as the party faithful went wild in Chicago.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast