"Hope is returning"

Kamalu Harris was approved by the candidate for president of the United States. What is happening at the Congress of the Democratic Party and why it is important-“Novyevropa” is dealing with the Americanist Alexandra Filippenko

In Chicago, a nationwide congress of the US Democratic Party takes place. The delegates on Tuesday voting formally approved Kamal Harris as a presidential candidate. The Washington Post called it a “colorful, albeit ceremonial ritual,” which confirmed the official nomination of Harris.

What happens at the congress and why is it important for the party? Novyevropa is dealing with the Americanist Alexandra Filippenko.

"Infectant power of hope"

Kamala Harris herself at the Democrats Congress in Chicago was not present: she joined the video from the city of Miluoka in Wisconsin, where her third election rally was held. “It is a great honor for us to be your nominees. People are leading our campaign, and together we will find a new path forward, ”she said.

The key figures of the congress on Tuesday were the ex-president of Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama : they stated that they felt excitement and hope-the same as during their own election campaign.

“We do not need four more years of hype and chaos. We saw this film - and we all know that continuation is usually worse. America is ready for a new chapter. America is ready for the best story. We are ready for President Kamal Harris, ”Obama said.

He dedicated part of his speech to the current president Joe Biden, who left the presidential race after unsuccessful debate with Donald Trump, and emphasized that he was proud of Biden to call his president and his friend.

Why Biden left the presidential race

Kamala Harris did not participate in the intra -party elections. Until July 21, the Democrats planned to be nominated as a candidate Biden. He was able to enlist the support of delegates, but on June 27 he unsuccessfully performed during the debate with Trump: as experts noted , he stammered, confused the names and names, jumped from one topic to another and often could not clearly convey his position. Two weeks after that, he announced the exit from the presidential race. Soon after, the Democrats during the name of the online voting nominated Harris as a presidential candidate-without primaries, for the first time in the history of the United States.

“We have a familiar feeling that was buried too deep and too long. You know what I am talking about: this is an infectious power of hope. Hope is returning, ”said Michelle Obama.

The performance of the ex-president and the former first lady was the “emotional peak” of the meeting on Tuesday, writes The Washington Post: they actually portrayed Vice President Harris as their political heir.

“I did not leave the feeling that I was watching the performance of preachers beloved by the people, such as, for example, Martin Luther King and Al Sharpton. Indeed, they are very fond of and they bring to the Americans a sense of hope. However, I would not say that there was something unexpected in their speeches. There were no political statements, no turns. This is a performance of brilliant speakers, which once again confirmed that they are the power of the Democratic Party and its face. And despite the fact that there was a lot of criticism in their speech, it was turned into the future, ”American Alexander Filippenko said in a conversation with New Evrop.

Trump has repeatedly said that immigrants allegedly "take up jobs from blacks." And Michelle Obama at the congress asked : “Who will tell Trump that the work that he is now looking for is the same“ workplace for blacks ”?”

“This term was used at the end of the 19th century and concerned the works that former slaves take on. That is, it is related to slavery and this is a very racist term. But Michelle Obama drew attention to this - and joked. That is, she removed the level of danger and fear from this phrase, ”Filippenko said in a conversation with the New Evrop.

"I could no longer be part of this madness"

Particular attention at the meeting was paid to the Republicans and former allies of Trump, who now support Harris. So, the mayor of the city in Arizona, John Jiles, said that he feels surrounded by the Democrats “more at home than in today's republican party”: “The Great Old Party was abducted by extremists and degraded into the cult of Donald Trump. The Republican Party John McCain left, and we are not owed for what was left behind, ”he said.

Another speech that drew the attention of many democrats at the congress is Stefani Gresham , who worked as a press secretary in the White House of Trump before his resignation on January 6, 2021. She said that she was more than “just a supporter of Trump” - she was “truly believing” and “one of his closest advisers”.

“When I was a press secretary, I was criticized for never conducting a briefing in the White House. This is because, unlike my boss, I never wanted to stand on this rostrum and lie. <...> I could no longer be part of this madness. <...> And here I am: behind the tribune, I play for the democrat. Because I love my country more than my party. Kamala Harris is telling the truth. She respects the American people. And she has my voice, ”she said.

Filippenko, in a conversation with the Novo-Europe, emphasized the importance of statements by former Republicans and supporters of Trump: “One of the directions of criticism is the personality of Trump himself as a person who, in the event of a White House, may not want to leave him again,” she said.

Ovasions Joe Biden

Those present thanked Joe Biden for his work, the decision to leave the presidential race and transfer the battery Harris. The president himself said that he made many mistakes in his career, but that he “gave [the country] everything that he could, for 50 years”, including “his heart and soul”:

“For me, it was the honor of my whole life to be your president. I love this work, but I love my country more. And all these conversations about how I am angry at all those people who said that I should resign is not true, ”he added.

Bidena and his heritage were dedicated to the entire first day of the congress, the American Alexander Filippenko emphasized in a conversation with the New Evrope: “He was given an amazing reception-four and a half minutes of the applause. He acted as a person who proves that he is not angry with those who asked him to leave the post. ”

What else was they talking about?

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , who lost the 2016 presidential election to Trump, recalled that her former opponent was convicted in May at 34 points of prosecution. She also expressed the hope that Harris could finally break the “tallest and strongest glass ceiling” in the United States, becoming the first woman president.

“Together we must also choose a strong democratic majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate so that we can realize an ambitious agenda for the people,” said the congressman and a democrat from New York , Alexandria Okasio-Cortes . She also mentioned the war between Israel and the gas sector and added that Harris "tirelessly is working to ensure the ceasefire in the gas sector and the return of hostages home."

The congress, which began on Monday, was largely determined by the desire to discard disagreements and enthusiastically work as a whole, writes WP. The final day of the event is Thursday, August 22. It was then, according to plan, Harris will come to the meeting, will officially accept the nomination for the presidency and make a speech.

The party’s congress is a symbolic event, “typically Hollywood,” because the stars participate in it and everyone awaits meetings with the key figures of show business, in a conversation with the “New Evrop” American Alexander Filippenko. However, this congress can be called historical, since it was on it that the presidential candidate was first appointed without primaries.

“American law is a precedent. And it was a precedent. Accordingly, according to him they will be able to act further, ”said Filippenko.

What did Trump do at this time?

At the time when the Democrats Congress was held, the candidate from the Republican Party Trump played in Michigan as part of the election campaign. He promised to “make America safely,” accused Harris, the former district prosecutor San Francisco and the Prosecutor General of California, of the fact that she was the “leader” of the Marxist attack on law enforcement agencies throughout the country, and also raised the issue of illegal immigration. Trump added that he watched the Congress of the Democrats "with amazement":

“I watched in amazement last night how they tried to pretend that everything was fine, the crime is great, the border is wonderful. There were no problems at all. No inflation, nothing, ” said the candidate from the Republicans.

The Congress of the Republican Party has already passed - it took place a month ago, in mid -July, immediately after the attempt was made on Donald Trump. On it, Trump officially became a presidential candidate. However, as noted in a conversation with the New-Europe, Filippenko, at the congress “there was nothing extraordinary”: he went virtually unnoticed and did not help Trump to Trump of political points.

The next stage of the political race is Trump's debate and Harris on September 10.