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“Large Sections” of Empty Seats as Delegates Walked Out Early on Angry Joe Biden’s DNC Speech: Report

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  The New York Times reporter Katie Rogers observed that “large sections” of delegates walked out during Joe Biden’s angry speech to the Dem...

 The New York Times reporter Katie Rogers observed that “large sections” of delegates walked out during Joe Biden’s angry speech to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago late Monday night.

The walkout occurred as Biden gave his farewell address after being pushed out by Nancy Pelosi and replaced by Kamala Harris as the Democrats’ presidential nominee.

Not everyone felt the joy, apparently:

The disorganized first night of the convention saw Biden take the stage outside of primetime East Coast viewing at 11:28 p.m. EDT (10:28 local time). Biden’s speech lasted under an hour, ending about twenty minutes after midnight Eastern Time, well after bedtime for swing state voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia–and pushing it in Central Time Wisconsin.

Rogers posted to a live blog at the Times, “From where I am sitting in the hall, I can see large sections of empty chairs. I see the Delaware delegation is going strong, though.”

Nathaniel Rakich with 538 posted a photo of the many empty seats at all levels of the United Center while Biden was speaking:

Adam Reilly with GBH News posted a photo of delegates leaving while Biden was still speaking:

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) posted a photo of himself after he left the United Center while Biden was still speaking:

A photo posted by The Hill reporter Alex Gangitano shows many empty seats as Biden left the stage:

The first day of the Democratic National Convention was a colossal failure on an organizational level. Primetime programming began with thousands of empty seats because attendees had been backed up outside for hours trying to get into the United Center.

Akela Lacy with the Intercept posted about the insane backup:

Inside view via Diana Gutiérrez with WISN-TV:

The United Center eventually filled up, but the program ran so long that Biden was pushed out of primetime on the East Coast and music icon James Taylor was cut from the program, per the Intercept’s Jonah Valdez:

Video clips of Taylor at soundcheck earlier Monday:

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