CHICAGO—The Democratic National Convention’s (DNC) four days of speeches, musical performances, and delegate celebrations wrapped on Aug. 22, crescendoing with Vice President Kamala Harris’ coronation as the party’s presidential nominee.
Throughout the week, delegates and attendees heard speeches from party lawmakers, leaders, and cultural figures united in an effort to elect Harris as the first woman president of the United States.
Some directed pointed attacks at former President Donald Trump, tying his candidacy and campaign to the controversial Project 2025, which Trump has disavowed, while illustrating differences between a potential second Trump term and a Harris White House.
While light on specific domestic and foreign policy discussions, the convention highlighted the Democratic Party’s commitment to ensuring abortion access after the 2022 Dobbs decision overthrew Roe v. Wade….