Remarkable Speeches At Chicago DNC Extraordinary, Marker for Future Conventions by Both Parties

To couple with the morning press briefings, the days at McCormick Place were filled with the Caucus Council meetings where high profile Democrats from across the country gathered to rally behind the Harris campaign and to forward the Democrats' message of joy. The Black, Hispanic, Labor, Women's, LGBTQ, Rural, Youth caucus meetings and others were attended by Minnesota Governor and Vice President nominee, Tim Walz, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Democratic Party Chair, Jamie Harrison and many more. Each of the caucuses was energized by the speakers.

Above all, the team recognized the privilege to cover the historic 2024 DNC in Chicago in person and relished the opportunity to witness the message of Democratic nominees for President and Vice President, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz: "We are not going back." and "We'll sleep when we're dead."

Robert Weiner was the spokesman for the White House Office of National Drug Policy in the Clinton and George W. Bush White Houses. He was communications director of the House Government Operations and Judiciary Committees, and senior aide to U.S. Reps. John Conyers, Charles Rangel, Claude Pepper, Ed Koch, Sen. Ted Kennedy, and Four-Star General/Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey:. He has been volunteer media staff at every convention since 1972.

Dr. Patricia Berg is the Senior Editor for Robert Weiner Associates News and Solutions for Change. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago with a Ph.D from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Tomas Alves is a policy analyst, research coordinator, and writer at Robert Weiner Associates News and Solutions for Change. Tomas was also a Senior Staff Writer for The Highlander Newspaper at the University of California, Riverside.

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