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"Joe Biden has rightfully earned the title of being the projected president-elect and that should be recognized," Rep. Reed said.

"We also need to do a whole lot of work in the coming years to make sure we are building a truly equitable and just democracy," said one of the rally organizers, Joanna Green.

It begins at 8 p.m. ET. The CNN/New York Times Democratic Presidential Debate airs live on CNN. You can also listen to it on WSKG.