Democratic leaders from the Golden State took center stage at the Democratic National Convention
All eyes were on Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, where Kamala Harris was officially anointed as the party’s presidential nominee. With San Francisco ’s unprecedented ties to this year’s election, Examiner politics reporter Adam Shanks was in the Windy City all week for continuing coverage from the DNC.As they celebrated one of their own rising to the top of the Democratic ticket, California Democrats played a leading role throughout the Democratic National Convention last week.
Beyond the state’s hundreds of delegates, “it’s so many Californians who have been on the stage, testifying as to her qualifications,” Kounalakis said. Though they obviously planned to back Biden, Harris’ new position as the presidential candidate clearly infused California Democrats with new energy. “ was speaking San Francisco values,” Torres said. “Those are national values. Those are human values.”
Aside from the presidential push, Democrats like Pelosi and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are nearly as hellbent on turning the House of Representatives blue as they are on lifting Harris to the presidency. San Francisco plays starring role in historic night at DNC A pair of former City Hall colleagues combined to put the finishing touches on an unprecedented night in the nation’s history
People milling about the hotel in which California Democrats congregated could be seen carrying one — and sometimes two — copies of Pelosi’s new book, aptly titled “The Art of Power.” It all took place as Simon looks to represent the East Bay seat vacated by legendary Rep. Barbara Lee.
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