What Went Down On The First Night Of The Democratic National Convention

Two things stood out for me tonight. First, the night’s sharpest and most effective attacks on Trump focused on how Trump’s coronavirus response cost lives. Kristin Urquiza and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo were extremely effective at this. Second, Democrats made strong overtures to Black voters with speeches like Michelle Obama’s and the powerful moment of silence led by George Floyd’s brothers. They know that low Black turnout is a big reason why they lost in 2016.

Michelle Obama shows why she is a powerhouse and the keynote speaker on the first night. She’s the only speaker so far to generate enough volume on Twitter to get past the president, and she stayed much more positively received.

Billy Porter and Steven Stills finally bringing that zoom virtual background energy we’ve been waiting for.