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| With Congress out, and President Donald Trump on deck for his own convention next week, the Democratic National Convention was the political story of the day all week. The overall message? That Joe Biden is the candidate who can unite the country, while Trump divides it. |
| Let's take a look back at what happened each night. |
| Michelle Obama capped the opening night of the convention Monday, telling voters that Donald Trump is the "wrong president for our country." |
| "He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head," the former first lady said. "He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is." |
| Night two was anchored by Jill Biden, who spoke about her introduction to the Biden family and how they came together in times of tragedy. |
| "Four days after (their son) Beau's funeral, I watched Joe shave and put on his suit," she said of her husband. "I saw him steel himself in the mirror - take a breath, put his shoulders back and walk out into a world empty of our son. He went back to work. That's just who he is." |
| Tuesday also featured the virtual roll call, where Democrats across the country for the first time stayed in their home states to nominate their candidate. |
| And Wednesday brought history. For the first time, a woman who is Black and South Asian was nominated for a major party's presidential ticket. |
| In accepting the nomination, Sen. Kamala Harris spoke of her mother, who she said instilled in her values including "a vision of our nation as a beloved community - where all are welcome, no matter what we look like, where we come from, or who we love. A country where we may not agree on every detail, but we are united by the fundamental belief that every human being is of infinite worth, deserving of compassion, dignity and respect." |
| Before she took the stage Wednesday, former President Barack Obama spoke, offering a blistering critique of Trump in maybe the sharpest words a former president has ever spoken in public about a sitting president. |
| "He has shown no interest in putting in the work, no interest in finding common ground, no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends," Obama said in the live address delivered from Philadelphia. "Donald Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't." |
| And Thursday night, the former vice president accepted the nomination he sought twice before. The night featured speeches from former primary rivals, Biden's children and a conversation with union workers. But more than anything, the final night of the convention summed up Biden's message from the week: That the election isn't about different political opinions, it's about who America is as a nation. |
| In his speech, Biden never said Trump's name. |
| "The current president has cloaked America in darkness for much too long. Too much anger, too much fear, too much division," Biden said. "If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us, not the worst. I will be an ally of the light, not the darkness. It's time for us - for we the people - to come together." |
| So. I'm going to hopefully sleep for many hours this weekend, and I hope you get to do the same. Next week? It's Trump's turn. The Republican National Convention starts Monday. See you there. -- Annah Aschbrenner |
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