For many California delegates from the Bay Area, the DNC is providing a chance to see someone with close local connections mark an important milestone for the Democratic party and the nation.
Kath Delaney spent the morning in Chicago surrounded by her fellow Bay Area delegates.'Seeing many good friends. And it'sâ¦it's incredible. It's like being home,' said Delany. 'This is our Super Bowl!'It was a day of appreciation for her party. She said it feels like she has been preparing for this convention her entire life.
'Secretary Clinton, she was a more complex candidate,' she remembered.But she believes the years of dedication were meant for this moment to see a Bay Area native potentially rise to the White House'It is phenomenal to think about. I'm sitting here at my desk in Albany, California, and she grew up ten minutes from here,' Delaney said. 'That is about a ten-minute walk from here.
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