MILWAUKEE—Republicans touted the value of personal responsibility, legal immigration, and hard work on the first night of their national convention, capping a day dedicated to messaging on the economy.
A stream of elected officials, business leaders, and ordinary Americans delivered speeches alternating between heartfelt personal recollections of achieving the American dream and stories making the case that self-made prosperity is a vanishing dream for most Americans.
Nearly every speaker blamed President Joe Biden’s economic and border policies for the financial woes of Americans, especially the working class.
“Biden and [Vice President Kamala] Harris outsourced our energy supply, driving electricity prices up over 29 percent,” said Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee. “The day Joe and Kamala walked into office, gas was $2.40 a gallon. Today it is $3.54.”…