This week, the Democratic Party reemerges to a divided country, changed by the money, momentum, relief, and even happiness that came with Vice President Kamala Harris’ ascent to the top of the ticket.
A convention that starts in Chicago on Monday is the culmination of the past month’s whiplash. Above all, the purpose of the four-day event, which will bring together thousands of activists and party officials from throughout the country, is to celebrate and solidify Harris’s election as Joe Biden’s successor and to advance her campaign against Republican Donald Trump in November.
Under the surface, serious doubts exist over the extent of Harris’s newly acquired backing, the size of her alliance, and the potency of her campaign.
