My understanding from the media hype was that the first night of the DNC was scheduled to be "Bernie's night." The mood in the hall had not been celebratory and cohesive during the day according to the news. When Hilary Clinton's name was spoken by a speaker, many Bernie supporters would chant his name and be disruptive.
It wasn't until Michelle Obama came to the podium at 10:00 P.M. that the mood shifted. One reporter described her speech as "....the speech of the 2016 election year, to date...." He applauded her upbeat approach and sited a couple of examples where he felt that Michelle was giving cautionary advice to Hilary. When Michelle was sharing how she encouraged her daughters to take the higher road when others came took the low road, the reporter felt "the low road" was a reference to Trump's campaign, thusfar. He also said that Hilary had a tendency to match negativity for negativity, and he felt Michelle was saying that setting a more positive tone was advisable.
Bernie was very well received by the conventioneers and eventually had the opportunity to speak. He once again shared his list of platform "musts," like a living minimum wage for those that work 40 hours a week, Social Security increases, an affordable college education for all, etc. Many times he shared his support for Hilary as the candidate of the party and he closed by endorsing her for the president.
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| Bernie articulating key platform points - pencil, Derwent Inktense and colored pencils and Faber Castille India ink on Strathmore tan 400 series paper - quicksketch...... |
After yet another email scandal in the ranks of the democratic party, it was fortunate that the evening seemed to end on a more focused and unifying note. News media stated several times that Trump was tweeting his party followers and one comedian's comment wondered if he was including Putin in his BFF list.........of course a good scandal gets the rumors flying.......stay tuned!!!
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