What Went Down On The Final Night Of The DNC

You can kind of pick out the speakers who were given slots for political reasons or because of their relationship with Biden (rather than because they are actually good at capturing an audience). Chris Coons just now; John Kerry the other night; Michael Bloomberg later on.

Republicans talk directly about God more in campaign speeches than Democrats, especially since Reagan. But Democrats have used religious language often and the “God gap” is specific to particular topics.

After Sister Simone Campbell, Sen. Chris Coons made the case that Biden’s Catholic faith will make him a better president, because his political values are rooted in his religious values. For those who are wondering why there are prayers at the DNC and talk about Biden’s religious background — there are a lot of religious Democrats! They’re not as cohesive as conservative Christians on the right, but as I wrote last year with Laura Bronner, a majority of Democrats are religious.