That’s A Wrap
Well, tonight marked the first evening of our very first virtual convention. And it was … weird?
But it was also perfectly ordinary at times -- it featured stump speeches from luminaries in the party, past and present, in addition to conversations with ordinary Americans that were, in some instances, very moving. There was the young woman who lost her father to the coronavirus because he hadn’t taken it seriously. And there was George Floyd’s family, who spoke about police killing their relative earlier this year.
Democrats didn’t shy away from putting either the pandemic or the protests against racial injustice front and center, and they capped the night with a keynote speech from Michelle Obama, who called on those who didn’t vote in 2016 to turn out in 2020, arguing that Trump “is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment.”
Of course, though, this was just the first night of four -- and not all of the networks have covered the convention in the same way, making it even harder to know how much the convention will move the needle this year.
We’ll be back tomorrow to cover Night 2, but in the meantime, here’s the live blog crew’s headlines summarizing Night 1. If you want more, just scroll down to relive the live blog in all its chronological glory.
- Meena: The First Night Of The First Online DNC Was, Ummm, Well, Extremely 2020
- Nathaniel: Democrats Convene For Sometimes-Awkward Virtual Convention
- Julia: Democrats Emphasize Character And Unity
- Amelia: Michelle Obama And The Postal Service Get All The Attention On The First Night Of The DNC
- Seth: Democrats Emphasize Those Suffering in Trump's America, Praise Biden's Empathy
- Kaleigh: Like Everything Else In 2020, DNC Had A Lot Of Talk About COVID And Awkward Zoom Moments
- Geoffrey: Democrats Have Hit-Or-Miss Night Holding The First Virtual National Convention
- Emily: DNC’s Online Convention Still In Beta