Former Obama adviser says excitement at RNC feels like 'Obama 2008:' 'There's something happening'

CNN commentator Van Jones said that he has not seen such energy at a political party's convention since Democrats nominated Barack Obama in 2008.

Former Obama adviser Van Jones argued Thursday that the energy at this week's Republican National Convention was comparable to what he saw when former President Obama was first nominated in 2008. Jones, now a CNN senior political commentator, talked about the palpable 'spirit' and enthusiasm he could feel among the people at the RNC.

One of his fellow panelists joked that Jones 'wrote a headline' with that statement. Earlier in the evening, Jones commented on the former president enduring a litany of challenges before standing ready to receive the Republican nomination. 'Dreams become nightmares and nightmares become dreams. You're watching a nightmare become a dream for Donald Trump,' Jones said.

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