#First night of DNC to feature Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders

The first night of the Democratic National Convention will have a theme of unity against President Trump, with former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former first lady Michelle Obama all slated to speak.

Kasich, a Never Trump Republican who ran against Trump in the 2016 GOP primary, will appear the same night as Sanders, a self-professed Democratic socialist, in an effort to show off the broad coalition backing Biden, according to Politico.

The former first lady, meanwhile, has long had wide-ranging appeal across the Democratic Party.

On day three of the convention, according to CNN, 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and 2020 Democratic hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will deliver remarks.

Clinton, who did not endorse in the Democratic primary, threw her support behind Biden after he became the nominee.

Also slated to make speeches are former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, potential vice presidential contenders Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Dr. Jill Biden and Danica Roem, who became the first trans person to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017.

A source familiar with convention planning told Politico that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) “will have some role” in the events, which begin on Aug. 17 and end Aug. 20.

A spokesperson for AOC did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment on what kind of role she planned to have in the convention.

Originally a massive, in-person gathering with days of events planned, this year’s convention will be condensed into two hours of prime-time programming aired over four nights as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

While most speakers will deliver their remarks from the comfort of their own homes, the former vice president will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the convention was originally set to be held, to accept his party’s nomination.

Biden’s campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said the altered measures wouldn’t stand in the way of the convention.

“Vice President Biden intends to proudly accept his party’s nomination in Milwaukee and take the next step forward towards making Donald Trump a one-term president,” she said back in June, adding that the team would continue to highlight Wisconsin as a key battleground state.

The Biden campaign did not respond to requests for confirmation of convention plans by The Post.

With Post wires