Chicago throws party for delegates at Navy Pier a night ahead of DNC
CHICAGO -- The evening before the Democratic National Convention was set to begin in Chicago, the city threw a welcome party for the thousands of delegates at the Navy Pier Ballroom.It came with a very different vibe for the party than four weeks ago—when President Biden was still the 2024 nominee.
'We are at play, and we are here to let people know that we are going to do what it takes to make sure we win Ohio.' 'We're going to get what we didn't get with Hillary Clinton in Kamala Harris,' said Ohio delegate and Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Meredith Turner, 'and I'm looking forward to not just, you know, Chicago, but going back home, knocking on doors, getting folks registered to participate. Civic engagement is everything right now.
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