Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz formally accepted the vice presidential nomination, a day before Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage as the official nominee.

On the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Walz spent time telling the audience more about his personal story, including the difficulties he and his wife Gwen faced when starting a family.

Walz presented himself as an advocate for personal freedoms, distilling his view to: “Mind your own damn business.”

Leaning into his coaching days, Walz then made a case for why Democrats “got something better to offer the American people.” “I haven’t given a lot of big speeches like this, but I have given a lot of pep talks,” Walz said. “Let me finish with this, team: It’s the fourth quarter. We’re down a field goal, but we’re on offense and we got the ball. We’re driving down the field. And boy do we have the right team! Kamala Harris is tough!”

“Our job, for everyone watching, is to get in the trenches and do the blocking and tackling,” he added.

Oprah Winfrey spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, making the case for uniting as Americans and upholding democracy.

Winfrey, who said she’s a registered independent voter, listed all the states in which she’s lived, drawing cheers from the crowd.

“I’ve seen racism and sexism and income inequality and division. I’ve not only seen it, at times I’ve been on the receiving end of it. But more often than not what I’ve witnessed and experienced are human beings, both conservative and liberal who may not agree with each other, but who’d still help you in a heartbeat if you were in trouble,” Winfrey said.

On a night focused on fighting “for our freedoms,” from democracy to reproductive rights and more, Winfrey argued for civilized debate and abortion rights. And she alluded to former President Donald Trump’s proclivity for social media outrage, as well as comments made years ago by his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, about “childless cat ladies” in government.

“Despite what some would have you think, we are not so different from our neighbors. When a house is on fire, we don’t ask about the homeowner’s race or religion. We don’t wonder who their partner is or how they voted. No, we just try to do the best we can to save them,” Winfrey said. “And if the place happens to belong to a childless cat lady – well, we try to get that cat out too.”

She urged the crowd to choose joy, to choose freedom, to choose Harris.

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, a night focused on fighting “for our freedoms,” from democracy to reproductive rights and more.

Buttigieg argued for the benefits of “the right kind of politics.” “The makeup of our kitchen table, the existence of my family — it’s just one example of something that was literally impossible, as recently as 25 years ago, when an anxious teenager growing up in Indiana wondered if he would ever find belonging in this world,” said Buttigieg, who is gay.

He credited political organizing and storytelling with transforming the politics of LGBTQ rights over the past 50 years, and said Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, embody that political approach.

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, a night focused on fighting “for our freedoms,” from democracy to reproductive rights and more.

“Let’s get the hard part out of the way,” Duncan said at the start of his speech. “I am a Republican, but tonight I stand here as an American.”

Duncan said his focus was to send a message to the other Republicans who might be watching. “If Republicans are being intellectually honest with ourselves, our party is not civil or conservative. It’s chaotic and crazy, and the only thing left to do is dump Trump.”

“To my fellow Republicans at home that want to pivot back towards policy, empathy and tone, you know the right thing to do. Now let’s have the courage to do it in November,” Duncan said in conclusion.

Olivia Troye, former homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to former Vice President Mike Pence, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, a night focused on fighting “for our freedoms,” from democracy to reproductive rights and more.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, a night focused on fighting “for our freedoms,” from democracy to reproductive rights and more.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, a night focused on fighting “for our freedoms,” from democracy to reproductive rights and more.

“Donald Trump is like an old boyfriend who you broke up with but he just won’t go away,” Jeffries said. “He has spent the last four years spinning the block, trying to get back into a relationship with the American people. Bro, we broke up with you for a reason.”

Sheriff Javier Salazar of Bexar County, Texas, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago about the illegal trafficking of migrants on Wednesday, a night focused on fighting “for our freedoms,” from democracy to reproductive rights and more.

SNL star Kenan Thompson played a Democratic National Convention version of “Hollywood Squares” in Chicago on Wednesday, a night focused on fighting “for our freedoms,” from democracy to reproductive rights and more.

With regular Americans on a massive video screen behind him, Thompson pulled out the Democrats’ comically large hardbound copy of Project 2025, a Heritage Foundation blueprint for a potential second term for former President Donald Trump.

Thompson told one woman the plan would end civil rights protections for LGBTQ people, and another Department of Education employee that Project 2025 urges Trump to “purge the civil service of everyone who isn’t a MAGA loyalist,” and eliminate the department.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, a night focused on fighting “for our freedoms,” from democracy to reproductive rights and more.

“By the way, I got a message for the Republicans and the justices of the United States Supreme Court,” Nessel said. “You can pry this wedding band from my cold, dead, gay hand.” “And I’m retaining a lot of water, so good luck with that,” she quipped.

Former President Bill Clinton spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, a night focused on fighting “for our freedoms,” from democracy to reproductive rights and more.

Before praising Kamala Harris and her ability to move the country forward, Clinton reminded the DNC crowd of Joe Biden’s accomplishments, including his actions during the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted “Thank you, Joe” chants from attendees.

Clinton then compared Biden to George Washington, the nation’s first president, for doing something that’s “really hard for a politician to do — voluntarily give up political power.”

Turning to Harris, the former president said she’s “the only candidate in this race who has the vision, the experience, the temperament, the will, and yes, the sheer joy to get something done.”

Taking a jab at Harris’ opponent, Clinton said former President Donald Trump mostly talks about himself.

“The next time you hear him, don’t count the lies. Count the I’s,” he said.

“When Kamala Harris is president, every day will begin with you, you, you.”