The Democratic Convention looks like a blast from the past

The Democratic Convention looks like a blast from the past

Welcome to the Democratic National Convention, where they meet the most exciting new voices of the Democratic Party. As Secretary of State John Kerry, your Democratic candidate 16 years ago! Or former President Bill Clinton, in his fifth clock Convention since he was president in 1990! Or Michael Bloomberg, who spent a cool $1 billion dollars for his presidential bid failed a great victory in American Samoa Eke! Former Vice President Joe Biden, one of the most experienced Democrats and the oldest candidate in history has referred to himself as a “bridge” for the next generation of democratic leaders. But for the Democratic Party, it appears with a new group of emerging young stars all over the country more than three years of almost unprecedented activism of the base, some of whom were given a prominent role in this week’s conference. It ‘s like a band that would write a new album, but when the time came to fulfill at Madison Square Garden instead blocked shots for safe and family. Of course, the program is particularly difficult this year, and some of the programming has been announced yet. Normally, the day-long convention would feature speeches hours to have their time is for new faces a lot of time and established leaders in the spotlight. But because of COVID-19, the Convention is completely virtual, programming per night is limited only two hours, and most important speeches will be the shortest 2 minutes. So the Democrats had to choose between showing familiar figures from the party or from raising new leaders who could represent its future. They usually choose the past. A sense that matters in Washington. Subscribe to daily direct current, short newsletter. “I’m with einer, Namen’Strategie Grossen and our biggest names are all about the past, not the future. What I think only bad news is right now,” said the Democratic strategist Jess Morales Rocketto. “It ‘s so funny to me that tun, Amerikas Throwback’Konvention gegen, Ein look ahead.” To calm the party Attention to return known names and new faces show bipartisan support uplifting helped grumbling. Progressives are receiving several Republicans such as former Republican governor candidate Meg Whitman upset and say that the convention seems to be on the promotion of the Democratic Party as anti-Trump articulated with respect to the party’s future. “The younger generation is trying to define and draw what the Democratic Party should stand for, and the party leadership wants to just focus on why they are better than the other team,” said Waleed Shahid, director of communications for the Democrats Justice helps young progressives to choose from. “The convention is: We are a team-democratic, and we are better as a team-Republican.” Some Democratic Party workers say that the possibility of raising the talent is lacking that could have no national platform. The program, for example, has no place to go for a young, mostly unknown Democrats his mark on the party that made the way Barack Obama to Congress in 2004 with his speech. “If the increase Meg Whitman, have any number of incredible state legislators and a completely different perspective on what should be the goal of an agreement gubernatorial candidates,” said Amanda Litman, CEO of racing for something, recruits and trains millennial Democrats to run for office. “The most important thing you can do is gives the a” platform up-and-coming Democrats. The DNC does not completely overlooks the new energy generation of Democrats. said the representative. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday, the former mayor of South Bend Pete Buttigieg on Thursday and Andrew Yang talked about was added to the program recently. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms, is new, designed to speak on the national scene. You are also given a joint keynote speech of the 17 Rising Stars on Tuesday night, they are included Stacey Abrams, who is a hair came race governor of Georgia in victory in 2018 Abrams joined by Texas Collin Allred deputy, Pennsylvania Congress Conor Lamb and Brendan Boyle, Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta and Michigan State Rep. Mari Manoogian, along with many others. “We can no longer could be excited that the country not only to hear from some of the most popular leader of our party, but also some of our up-and-coming stars who represent a diverse group of ideas and perspectives from all over the country,” says Chris Meagher, deputy head of communications at the DNC. But even this compromise has annoyed some Democrats who argue that Abrams in particular – has been a strong advocate for the right to vote, a model for black women in politics, and a leader of the Democrats of the South – is exactly the kind of new Democrats, should have its own convention site. “I love Mari Manoogian and Malcolm Kenyatta, I’m so excited to get the spotlight,” says Litman, whose organization has approved both legislators. But she says: “You are not at the same level as Stacey Abrams.” Organizers say Top Latino that disappointed with the lack of Latino speaker speakers early evening and the only Latino irritated especially in the absence of Julian Castro, candidate for the Democratic nomination in 2020. Some workers for performance, said they were concerned that the declaration to ‘undermines their party back Bidens objectives. “Self-framed Biden as the bridge to the next generation, and in many ways speaker lineup for the DNC does not,” Sawyer says Hackett, a senior adviser Castro. “It ‘s disappointing to see that there are so many Republican spokesman during the first night is there Latinx speakers throughout the week.” Castro had been asked not to talk, said Hackett. Other Democrats said that the focus on creation was just as well because the DNC is no longer the arbiter of political importance. The discussions take place on the future of the Democratic Party does not put in the larger party; They are happening in the streets. “By affecting the way a young up-and-coming congressman used something like a home slot DNC ​​to be,” says the right arm of a new member of Congress known. “This is no longer the case. This is not how we are building the political power” copyright
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