The contrast is nothing short of stunning
We’re only a few hours into the Democratic National Convention, and yet we’ve already seen more talented and inspiring people speak than did so during the Republican National Convention in its entirety. From living legends like Jesse Jackson and Hillary Clinton and Maxine Waters and James Clyburn, to strong up and comers like Lauren Underwood and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, it’s been one ongoing reminder of just how deep the Democratic Party’s bench is. But there’s more to it than that.
The Democratic National Convention has an energy to it, an enthusiasm, a joyfulness that you can see on the faces of everyone from the featured speakers to the people in the bleachers. The Democratic Party has so much to be proud of, and it knows it. Everyone knows it.
There’s certainly been a consistent focus on Kamala Harris throughout the evening (she even briefly spoke on stage in a surprise appearance), but there’s no cult factor to it. There’s no sense that Kamala is the only face or the only voice of the party; it’s just that she’s the nominee and it’s her time.
Contrast that with the Republican National Convention, which had nothing going for it at all beyond the cult of Donald Trump, a feeble and senile convicted criminal who showed up wearing a fake bandage on his head and rambled about fictional serial killers. Beyond fawning over a washed up punchline of a nominee, the Republican convention had nothing else going for it. It was a sad, lethargic attempt at denying how far Trump has fallen, and nothing more.
The Democratic National Convention hasn’t even gotten to what will surely be the emotional high point of the night, President Joe Biden’s primetime speech. Yet this convention has already spelled out the increasingly glaring contrast between the two parties in plain as day fashion. And it’s only night one.
