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Day Two at the Democratic National Convention

Scott Thomas

27th July 2016

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Day Two of the Democratic National Convention made history with the official confirmation of the first female to be nominated to be a candidate for President of the United States. Whilst the result was expected, it is worth having a watch to see how National Nominating Conventions choose a candidate to be the Presidential Nominee. The summary from ABC News below wraps up Day 2 in a minute if you're pressed for time, but further videos below will give you more of a flavour of all that is going down in Philly!


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Coverage from CSPAN from the Convention Roll Call Vote to confirm Hillary Clinton as the nominee

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Scott Thomas

Scott is Subject Lead for History at Tutor2u, and works full time as a teacher of History. He has examined for Edexcel and holds a joint degree in History and Politics from Newcastle University

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