Catch you up to speed:
The democratic national convention (at least by time of writing this) has just rolled around and there’s a lot to takeaway so instead of reading long and wordy news articles, just read this one! And you’ll have everything you need to know!
But first, for those who don’t know, the democratic national convention is a convention held every 4 years where delegates from all over the country gather to nominate the democratic party’s presidential candidate. This year it took place in Chicago, Illinois through August 19-22.
Unsurprisingly, Kamala Harris was nominated for president of the United states, Winning 98% of the votes. Tim Walz was nominated for vice president of the united states.
Kamala Harris’ policies
Vice president Kamala Harris has talked about many policies and promises with many different ways to achieve them. I will give a brief overview of her promises so some details may be left out.
#1 She plans to help deflate the economy and make prices more affordable on necessary items. Like food or medicine.
#2 She plans on cutting down on consumer debt by providing debt relief to lots of college students among other things.
#3 She is an advocate for environmentalism and abortion rights and plans to help with both.
#4 In terms of housing She plans on constructing lots more houses by providing incentives for people who build those homes. As well as providing financial aid for first time buyers.
#5 Her standpoint on the Israel – Gaza war is that She plans on continuing a strong alliance to Israel and wants to try to retrieve Israeli hostages. However she also believes that an immediate ceasefire is in the best interest of everybody.
#6 She has stated clearly that Continued support of Ukraine during the war between Russia is one of her priorities.
Once again that was a summary so some details are missing. I encourage you to research more about them if you’re curious.
Noteworthy moments
- President Biden gave his last major speech as president. Endorsing Harris and bidding farewell to the nation before going on a family vacation in California. He did not attend the rest of the convention
- Michelle Obama showed up, delivering a 20 minute speech in which she belittled trump for taking advantage of race for a political advantage. Saying “Who’s going to tell him that the job he is seeking might just be a black job?”. Criticizing his claims during the July 27 presidential debate in which he said “Immigrants are taking all the black jobs.”
- Barack Obama showed up as well, also delivering a speech. And mocking trump about his “Weird obsession with crowd sizes.” . Obama then made a suggestive gesture with his hands, making a joke about the male anatomy.
- Lots and lots of former trump supporters and staff and even republicans actually showed up to speak out against trump for a multitude of reasons.
- Not quite part of the DNC but just outside the building where it took place. Lots of protesters started protesting about the war between Israel and Palestine along with LGBTQ+ rights and other recent topics.
And that’s about it!
That is basically most of the important parts of the 2024 DNC. Hopefully this information serves you well, after all it could be a major part of our future, especially if Harris wins.