The third night of the Democratic convention brought Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the main stage as well as another round of the party’s big names, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former President Bill Clinton and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and even Oprah Winfrey.
As we’re doing all week, we asked top Hill aides and K Street leaders for their responses to Wednesday evening’s speeches for our survey, The Canvass.
What to expect in Midday today: We checked in with senior Hill staffers and downtown leaders for their thoughts on how Walz is performing on the campaign trail so far. We also wanted to know whether they thought his DNC speech was effective in helping Vice President Kamala Harris.
In our Tuesday night poll, Canvass respondents were split on whether Walz was Harris’ best pick for a running mate, with just 44% saying he was the right choice and 47% disapproving. We’ll find out if Walz’s speech last night swayed K Street leaders and top Hill aides.
Respondents to the survey — conducted in partnership with LSG — also share what they think about the Democrats’ strategy of continually talking about immigration, attacks on abortion and on reproductive rights, and their concerns about former president Donald Trump.
In addition, we asked respondents what they think of Republicans who have spoken at the DNC and whether those speakers could help woo moderate Republicans and swing voters to support Harris.
Look out for the full results in our Midday edition today.
