Hush-hush preparations are underway at a hotel ballroom in Delaware.

[demmiblue]

WILMINGTON, Del. — Just before midnight on Monday, workers darted in and out a side door of the grand old Hotel du Pont, pausing for brief cigarette breaks or a chat, then getting back to setting up for an unspecified event. The effort had been underway for hours, at least.

“Can’t tell you,” one man said when asked why everyone was working so late.

The setup in an ornate ballroom — soft purple and blue lighting, screens, possibly a sound system — could be for anything, or anyone.

But as Mr. Biden’s advisers prepare for an imminent vice-presidential announcement and Mr. Biden plans to accept the presidential nomination from Delaware next week, it is worth noting that the Hotel du Pont was where he announced his 1972 Senate candidacy. It is also where he has made major political appearances in the decades since — including, in March, the last in-person event he held before the coronavirus shuttered the campaign trail for months.

Workers who were seen setting up for the event at the hotel appeared to be from BNY Production, a company that has been a frequent vendor for the Biden campaign, according to Federal Election Commission records. A truck from Wizard Studios, another event-production company that has worked for the campaign, was also parked outside the hotel on Monday.

By Tuesday morning, the doors to the street were closed, but an open door leading from the hotel lobby revealed large screens set up under the room’s chandeliers.

A Biden spokesman did not comment Tuesday morning when asked about the signs of a potential Biden event.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/08/11/us/biden-vs-trump#hush-hush-preparations-are-underway-at-a-hotel-ballroom-in-delaware

[dalton99a]

1. Looks like tomorrow

[SiliconValley_Dem]

2. or today?

[2naSalit]

3. Or maybe this afternoon!

[dalton99a]

5. +1. 3 pm EST and get it over with

[ananda]

4. Wow! Nice place.

I can't wait.

[RKP5637]

7. It's a beautiful old hotel. I used to swim there. n/t

[BComplex]

6. From further down the page on that link:

Talking about the challenger to Ilhan Omar has been partially funded by the extreme right trump supporters.

This country has to quit being afraid of liberals. 25 years of making "liberal" a dirty word has clouded the fact that every benefit we've ever had for the poorest people in our country have been granted thanks to liberals.

Mr. Melton-Meaux nearly matched Ms. Omar’s fund-raising over all and outraised her in the most recent cycle, sending alarm bells that the race could be closer than expected. Polls opened at 8 a.m. Eastern time and close at 9 p.m.

The race has also been upended by the killing of George Floyd, the Black man whose death in the custody of the Minneapolis police ignited protests across the country. Ms. Omar has been a leading voice in advocating systemic changes such as restructuring the police department, while her opponents have focused on more incremental reforms.

If she loses, it will be a victory for a rare alliance: center-left Democrats and right-wingers who love Mr. Trump. Together, their mutual dislike of Ms. Omar has fueled donations for her challenger, and placed pressure on her in a tough primary in a deep-blue district.