In an unprecedented move, the entire Democratic National Convention will be live streamed in English and Spanish. Viewers can watch the convention from gavel-to-gavel on DemConvention.com/live and through the Democratic National Convention Committee Mobile App.
Convention organizers call the move revolutionary.
"This is one more innovative and unprecedented way we are engaging every supporter in the President's vision for moving America forward, empowering voters all over the country to get involved with what's happening in North Carolina this week, and growing our organization at the grassroots level," OFA Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter said.
About 21 million Latino votes are up for grabs and both the Obama and Romney campaigns are actively vying for those votes.
A report by Social Media Spanish found that there are 13.5 million U.S. Hispanics on Facebook. Nearly 6 million preferred English, but a significant number, 4.2 million, preferred Spanish. Nearly 3.5 million said they felt comfortable with either Spanish or English. In addition, slightly more than 8 million Latinos use Twitter. Latinos are also 70 percent more likely to view online videos than the general population, studies show.
The party is calling the convention the most open yet.
On Monday, Democrats kicked of the Convention with CarolinaFest 2012 - a family-friendly, free and open-to-the-public festival in uptown Charlotte.
On Thursday Sept. 6, the programming will also feature a web-only convention special starting at 8 p.m. ET. Hosted by actor Kal Penn, the Live from Charlotte programming will include interviews with campaign officials and special guests, including Marc Anthony, Elizabeth Banks, Aisha Tyler, Olivia Wilde, Fran Drescher, Zach Braff, and Alexis Bledel.
Anthony will sing the national anthem on Thursday, Sept. 6 at the Bank America Stadium.
Anthony has been actively campaigning for Obama.
In June, he filmed a 30-second video for the Obama campaign, urging Latinos to back Obama.
"We've got jobs, the economy, education, immigration," Anthony said. "President Obama is on our side on all of it. We just need to make sure he gets four more years to make more progress. Latinos are a force that can and will help decide this election, and it's a good thing that we've got so much to say, right? The president has our back, so it's time to let him know that we've got his."
According to the DNC, millions of Americans will also be participating in more than 4,000 watch parties organized already in neighborhoods across the country. Some of these watch parties will be highlighted as part of Thursday night's programming.
President Obama will accept his party's nomination at the Bank of America Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 6.
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