Like her sister Kamala Harris, Maya Harris is a lawyer, and served as a senior policy adviser for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign's policy agenda.
During her bid for the Democratic nomination, Harris shied away from her past as prosecutor. Years later, her campaign is fully embracing her past as a prosecutor in San Francisco.
“He spent a small fortune on full-page ads calling for the execution of five innocent young teenagers,” Sharpton said in reference to the five Black and Brown New York teenagers who were wrongly convicted of rape.
Russell has gained popularity on TikTok. On the main stage, he blasted Trump for being a billionaire who wants to promote increased fossil fuel production and business.
Before Warren even began her remarks, the crowd met her with a warm reception and long applause. Both Warren and Harris vied for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
Criticism for Democrats not including a Palestinian speaker is coming from across the party — including organized labor. Meanwhile, thousands of protesters are gathering nearby for one last push.
Women are wearing white to honor of the suffragists who fought to earn women the right to vote more than 100 years ago. Word spread through online chats as convention-goers packed their bags.
Georgia’s former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan called on his fellow conservatives to cast aside the GOP presidential nominee this year in hopes of moving the country past former President Donald Trump and his brand of politics.
The remarks mark a turn of fortunes for Democrats who were confronted with a lack of voter enthusiasm and flagging poll numbers when President Biden was at the top of the ticket.
In May, Democrats decided to hold their roll call vote for their nominee well before the party’s convention. But the plan has rubbed some lawmakers the wrong way.
Democrats haven’t faced anything like this in more than 50 years, so they would be dusting off the rulebooks if President Biden were to decide to drop out of the race.
