The rapid recruitment, then anointment, of Kamala Harris and her selection of Tim Walz as her running mate renders any suspense this week’s Democrat National Convention might have mustered totally moot. That doesn’t mean there won’t be some glittery moments to watch, such as Tuesday night speeches by past Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and a display of sentiment Monday for current president and Delaware favorite son, Joe Biden. It also doesn’t preclude potential extracurricular drama the assembled Democrats would just as soon live without as hordes of left-wing activists demonstrate their dissatisfaction with some issues by making the 2024 convention a repeat of the Democrat’s turmoil-plagued gathering in 1968.
Both “do’s” are, after all, in Chicago. The 2024 event begins Monday at the United Center on Chicago’s McCormick Place and culminates on Thursday, the climax being Vice President Harris’ acceptance speech as this year’s presidential nominee of her party. That speech will be of as much interest as anything the convention has to offer.
Harris is riding a crest of enthusiasm, having brought youthful vitality to a campaign year that, for all that happened during it, felt stale. Lately, those covering her have begun to express concern about her willingness to eschew scripted appearances and unchallenged stances. She has criticized this week, even by friendly outlets, such as CNN and The Washington Post , for not holding press conferences, sit.