CHICAGO, Illinois — It's been one month since the Republican National Convention and so much has happened since then as the Democrats now take center stage.
Vice President Kamala Harris has already secured the nomination, meaning on Tuesday the Democratic National Convention will instead hold a celebratory roll call at the United Center.
The DNC is expected to attract nearly 50,000 visitors to Chicago; about 5,000 of those in attendance will be delegates and alternates.
Isaac Winkler, 17, of Golden Valley is headed to the DNC as the youngest delegate in the nation, according to the Minnesota DFL Party. Winkler turns 18 three days before Election Day.
Winkler spoke to KARE 11 from the side of the road in a small town in Wisconsin on Sunday while headed to Chicago.
"I decided that as this being my first year that I could even vote, I should try and make the biggest difference... I think there's no more important election than this year," Winkler said.
Winkler grew up around politics as his father is Ryan Winkler, the former majority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
"I'm most looking forward to just meeting as many people as I can. I think with Gov. Walz being picked for vice president, being from Minnesota, that will be a very interesting convention for that reason. Then me being so young, I think it'll be a great experience to get to meet all the different leaders that are there and just sort of not only learn from them and about them, but listening to them speak and talk about policies and issues that are really important and personal to them," Winkler said.
Winkler said his top issues include healthcare and the environment.
"I have type 1 diabetes and my mom also has type 1 diabetes. What the Harris Administration has done for that has been very important, capping the cost of insulin per month at $35 for seniors and Harris has expressed interest in expanding that for everyone. So that's incredibly important for me," Winkler said.
Winkler will have the opportunity to hear from both Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz this week.
Before heading to Chicago, the pair spent Sunday on a Western Pennsylvania bus tour. Among the stops, Harris and Walz addressed the Aliquippa High School football team where Walz drew on his experience as a high school football coach.
While addressing the team, Walz said, "Our politics have been pretty ugly. Our politics have seemed pretty negative. Our politics is something that... what I fear most is that young people turn away from it, rather than turning into it. Politics isn't that much different than this. It's about something bigger than themselves; it's about setting a future goal and trying to reach it."
Meanwhile, former president Donald Trump was also in Pennsylvania over the weekend and will be there Monday, too. The Trump campaign has its own plans for the week with events each day in battleground states.
Demonstrations have already started popping up ahead of the convention. Pro-Palestinian protesters plan to gather near the site this week, including for a march on Monday by the March on the DNC coalition.
The DNC officially starts Monday. Harris and Walz will mostly be at the DNC but also have plans to hold a campaign event in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
Wednesday, Walz will deliver his acceptance speech, followed by Harris' speech on Thursday.
On Sunday it was also announced that Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan will serve as one of the four co-chairs during the DNC.
KARE 11's Chief Political Reporter John Croman will be live from Chicago starting Tuesday.