On July 25, the Democratic National Convention (DNC), held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, began. The convention is a gathering of delegates where the party chooses their nominees for President and Vice President of the United States.
Each day started with caucus and council meetings that the general public could attend. Each meeting was targeted to a certain audience and purpose: black, Hispanic, and disabled citizens, labor, faith, small business owners, and more.
On the first day, four guests—Pam Livengood, Karla and Francisca Ortiz, and Anastasia Somoza—were present to represent three different issues: substance abuse, documentation and deportation, and disability, respectively.
Important Democratic Party faces: DREAMer Astrid Silva, Senator Bernie Sanders, and First Lady Michelle Obama were in attendance as speakers on the opening day of the DNC. Each speaker conveyed their message with a sense of promise and optimism.
“Don’t let anyone ever tell you that this country isn’t great, that somehow we need to make it great again. Because this, right now, is the greatest country on Earth,” enthused Michelle Obama in an indirect jab at Donald Trump’s desire to “make America great again.”
The following three days were conducted in a similar fashion with guests that stood for specific issues and speakers looking to push the agenda of the Democratic Party to viewers everywhere.
“We are America, second to none, and we own the finish line,” said Vice President Joe Biden, providing confidence for voters who are weary about the current presidential race and the future of the country.
However, the star of the convention was presidential candidate Hillary Clinton who made history as the first woman nominated to be the President of the United States.
“And if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, I may become the first woman president, but one of you is next,” she said in celebration of her nomination.
She received support from her party and even Bernie-or-bust people who accepted her nomination after some nudging from Senator Sanders himself.
Clinton’s nomination means she will be competing head-to-head with Trump in the race to attract the most support from voters and become the next President of the United States.
