This past week, I’ve watched politicians, celebrities and political pundits descend on my hometown of Chicago for the Democratic National Convention ( DNC ). It has been a euphoric display with thunderous speeches from the Obamas, beautiful moments between Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz and his family and even heartbreaking stories that speak to the aftermath of overturning Roe v. Wade.
Democrats are fired up and hitting back in a way we haven’t seen in years. The 2024 DNC culminated on Thursday evening with Vice President Harris’ touching and sweeping speech accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. It was a historical, candid and jubilant evening.
Harris spoke about her unlikely journey from the courthouse to the White House, her childhood memories and why she’s always been for the people. “I believe that everybody has a right to safety, to dignity and justice,” she said. She also spoke passionately about building an opportunity economy where the American Dream remains within reach for all of us.
It was a beautiful speech. But what has it cost to get here? Just two months ago, the political landscape looked drastically different. After witnessing President Biden’s disastrous debate performance in late June, I resigned to having one last delusional self-care summer before steeling myself in the fall and casting my vote for Biden-Harris in November.
Anything else, as I had so cruelly learned back in 2016, was out of my hands. Within a matt.