The Democratic National Convention arrives in Chicago today with the smell of change in the air. And I’m not talking about the seasons. I’m talking about the nominees. Instead of Joe Biden, we’ve got Kamala Harris as the nominee for president. And we have Tim Walz as the nominee for vice president.
From my point of view, this represents a potential generational shift in politics. Until last month, it was two old white guys vying for the highest office in the land. Now there’s one old white guy and a mixed race woman a generation younger than Mr. Trump. Do you think it’s time old white guys left the stage?
I understand there are also planned protests pro- and anti-Israel, pro- and anti-Palestine. Pro- and anti-abortion rights; pro- and anti-LGBTQ+. And there will probably be pro- and anti-everything else too. Maybe there’s even an Old White Guys contingent who thinks the status quo is fine. If so, I’ll be joining the group that pickets against that.
Chicago, here they come. It’s time to see where we go.
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