The Democratic National Committee is deploying some of its convention speakers to tout personal stories in an attempt to boost Joe Biden’s chances.
During this week’s Republican National Convention, Joe Biden didn’t travel as much for in-person counter-programming as his opponent did last week. While President Trump held multiple events in multiple states during the Democratic National Convention, Biden did a round of television interviews, and his running mate, Kamala Harris, gave a speech. With national attention focused on the RNC, Hurricane Laura, wildfires, COVID-19 and riots in Kenosha, Wis.
Michelle Boyle, a Pittsburgh-area nurse and SEIU member, took part in a roundtable on the opening night of the Democratic convention followed by a virtual press call earlier this week. Boyle said she became more involved through her union in supporting the Affordable Care Act after her mother-in-law, who had a preexisting condition, lost her job then her health insurance and died a year later at age 58.
“There are too many families across the country like mine who have family members with preexisting conditions or substantial medical costs,” Gomez said.
Convention organizers had been criticized by some Texas Democrats for giving the state short shrift, with neither of its former presidential candidates, Beto O’Rourke and Julián Castro, being given solo speaking slots.
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