I have to say, that may have been the most well-run/managed/produced conventions I've seen, especially in the face of what the country is up against (The total disaster that is Trump). The smartest things she did was keep the focus on the country and dealing with its concerns, and not on the historic nature of her election. She kept her focus on being a President for the American people – not for her. Obviously she understands what an amazing thing it will be to be the first woman elected to the office of President, but she demonstrated it is not her priority. We the People are. Harris herself emphasizing not her Black identity or even her identity as a woman, but her middle class roots raised by her five foot brown immigrant mother, was on point. She drew a contrast between her and Trump and made a clear distinction between her fighting for the people and him fighting for himself.
Add in a relentless optimism. The convention would only just touch on Trump and the total disaster he represents but would never dwell on it. They acknowledged he’s a huge threat and then moved on. The whole thing was upbeat and positive.
Kinzinger was very good. He spoke longer and hit Trump harder than the other Republican speakers. A good job pointing out that Trump does not represent the Conservative movement and that even if you disagree with Democratic policies you can still see the need to vote for democracy itself. And his "Democrats are just as patriotic as we are" was on point.
This has been upbeat political theatre. Uplifting. Encouraging. I’d feel even better if 74,223,975 hadn’t voted for Trump in 2020.
I do expect both Beyoncé and Swift will do a Harris event.