I thought the whole convention went really well. I felt they emphasized diversity and really drew a hard distinction between the two paths and what America is / can be.
Yes, it was very nationalistic (if America became what they were selling, I’d be much more proud of this nation) but it was also very contemporary and energetic, which I worried would make middle-America a bit uneasy. IMO, this is the first time I’ve seen so many hard lines drawn in the sand on stances that seemed to always be lip-service in the past. There was a real passion to make these changes head-on (at least they did a great job presenting that and, yes, I bought it). I think it did the job to fire everyone up for the sprint to the finish.
I felt that Harris nailed her speech with passion and authenticity. The whole event achieved the almost impossible task of threading the needle between centrist republicans, Dems, young voters, progressives, fence-sitters, etc.
I thought she even threaded the needle with the Israeli and Palestinian conflict even though they wouldn’t let a Palestinian speak, which was a missed opportunity.
Not bad for a 4 week campaign thus far. I have not doubt she can and will win. It’s the post election shenanigans that we need to worry about.
