DNC Day Two

So today we officially nominated Hillary Clinton as the Democratic candidate for president. I was concerned about the roll call, that Bernie supporters may be loud and only cause a larger rift. Thankfully, that didn't happen. It went smoothly, and Bernie moved that she become the nominee.

The rest of the evening and night was filled with speakers telling personal stories about the ways she had impacted their lives both personally and through policies that she fought for. Then they capped it off with Bill speaking for about forty minutes. I feel this went a long way to humanize her as he talked about what she's done and how they built a life together. By the end of it all, I feel like the party has finally united. We can only get stronger over not just the next two days but the months leading up to the election and the years following as we work to make this country better for all of us.

Highlights (besides what I listed above):

-"Fight Song" montage
-National Anthem being sung by a young man with cerebral palsy
-9/11 survivor Lauren Manning
-Mothers of the Movement
-Alicia Keys
-Montage at the end of the presidents with Hillary breaking through at the end
-Elizabeth Banks
-Eagle Academy founder and students

I look forward to tomorrow and listening to Obama, Biden, and Kaine. Our convention so far has been great, espousing the virtues of this nation while also acknowledging the work we still have to do. It is far from the doom and gloom of Cleveland last week. We look professional and like the adults we truly are. I always get into the conventions, but I'm truly proud of my party tonight.

See you tomorrow.