Watch awkward moment Tony Evers botches DNC roll call speech in support of Harris flanked by cheeseheads
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and cheesehead-wearing Wisconsinites completely botched his brief remarks pledging 94 delegates' votes for Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris' nomination at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, August 20.
Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Doug Emhoff delivered speeches on the 2nd day of the DNC, a day after the unofficial farewell for President Joe Biden, who served eight years as Obama’s vice president, according to Daily Mail.
The Wisconsin delegation cheers on Gov. Evers with "Tony! Tony!" chants after he struggles to get through the ceremonial roll call at the DNC. https://t.co/9SfAFz5ckU pic.twitter.com/QceABQSpjY
— Emilee Fannon (@Emilee_Fannon) August 21, 2024
Tony Evers botches remarks pledging votes for Harris at DNC
Evers took the mic on the floor on Tuesday to ceremoniously cast all but one of Wisconsin's delegate votes for Harris. The roll call is a time for each state and territory to be in the spotlight and highlight their accomplishments.
Appearing to lose his spot in the brief remarks, Evers said, "I'm here because I'm jazzed as hell to announce that Wisconsin cast one vote present and 94 vote for, for... where are we? Got me going here."
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers tells me what happened during his DNC roll call blunder: pic.twitter.com/gTOgryBLYY
— Jason Calvi (@JasonCalvi) August 21, 2024
He continued, as he botched the roll call, "Former Wisconsinite, former sate – oh my God." Wisconsin's Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler kept Evers' spirits high and encouraged him to keep going and said, "We love you, Tony!"
He finally concluded, "94 votes for former Wisconsinite, Vice President and our next President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris."
Tony Evers believes enthusiasm for Harris will help Wisconsin Dems
Evers said enthusiasm for Kamala Harris will help Democrats in November but winning the Assembly will need more than excitement at the top of the ticket, according to Wis Poltics.
He said, "There’s no question, the people are fired up…They’re fired up like I’ve never seen before. So it’s all about making sure that they take that energy back home, knock on doors, do all this stuff that is really hard work, and we’ll see."
![MADISON, WI - NOVEMBER 08: Gov. Tony Evers speaks to supporters during an election night event at The Orpheum Theater on November 8, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin. Democratic incumbent Gov. Evers defeated Republican challenger Tim Michels. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)](https://pisco-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/6b7db7b2-0354-4cd1-bc27-3c4479a3eae5.jpg)
He added, "I honestly believe that we’re going to have more help with younger people than we ever had before, and that’s a really important thing for us."
He also mentioned, "I think it’s a two-way street. It’s not just that she will help them because she’s got great popularity, and she’s a great candidate. But you know, we have the most number of Democrats running ever in our state’s history. They will help her too. It’s going to be a two-way street."
Internet trolls Evers as he botches remarks pledging delegates' votes for Harris
Many internet users trolled Tony Evers as he botched his brief remarks pledging 94 delegates' votes for Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris at the DNC.
One online comment read, "Let's momentarily pause democracy, in order to save democracy", while one added, "I was embarrassed for him. Looked him up and he is only 73. He looks much older and pretty frail. I doubt he was drunk."
‼️ What the actual … just happened here? 🤯
— RossBlankenship.eth 🔥 (@RossBlankenship) August 21, 2024
Anyone from Wisconsin want to comment…
Is this your Governor, Tony Evers?
If so, send this guy some help 🏥 . #DNC #DNCConvention #TonyEvers #WisconsinGovernor pic.twitter.com/oixO9kJjRl
A person also stated, "Compare and contrast to the RNC a few weeks ago. This has been an absolute freak show and we aren't even half way through", whereas one mentioned, "Embarrassing: Wis Gov Tony Evers pulls a Joe Biden in trying to cast 94 votes for Kamala. Stumbles, bumbles, and barely gets there."
A user also wrote, "Tony and Kammie were hoisting the bottle behind the curtain. Nothing new for either of them", while one commented, "It was very much like a Biden moment."
A person also stated, "House of Pain! Hahahaha!!!", whereas one added, "Shameful disgrace by my Wisconsin governor!"
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