The national convention unfolding in Chicago this week holds particularly high stakes for Democrats.
CHICAGO — A refreshed Democratic Party will take a look back while it moves forward as its convention opens Monday night, with President Joe Biden preparing a valedictory speech and delegates reveling in the newfound energy that followed Vice President The party must finalize the unprecedentedfrom Biden to Harris and reintroduce the vice president to a divided country that’s still making up its mind about her.
Despite the warm feelings toward Biden, whose presidency has been marked by a string of legislative successes on climate change and infrastructure that Democrats say they will outline during Monday night’s primetime programming, there was palpable relief that the 81-year-old president bowed out of seeking a second term.
La candidata presidencial demócrata Kamala Harris saluda a su llegada al Aeropuerto Internacional O'Hare, el domingo 18 de agosto de 2024, en Chicago. Just beneath the surface, real questions loom about the depth of Harris’ newfound support, the breadth of her coalition and the strength of her movement.
The Democratic Party probably would have been in a far worse state if Biden had continued to cling to the nomination. He facedBy deciding to step aside and endorse Harris, Biden will instead receive a hero’s welcome in his final turn in the spotlight 52 years after being elected to the Senate from Delaware.
Stratton recalled Hillary Clinton’s loss to Trump eight years ago, one in which she lost key battlegrounds even as she led the national popular vote. It’s set to be a contrast to last month’s GOP convention in Milwaukee, where former President George W. Bush and former vice president Mike Pence, among other well-known Republicans, stayed away from the event given Trump’s antipathy toward them.
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