Barack and Michelle Obama set the convention alight and launch Kamala Harris –

The second day of the Democratic National Convention underway in Chicago has concluded. After the inaugural day, which featured President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and which marked a symbolic generational turning point for the Democratic Party, yesterday was instead marked by the promotion of a “bold vision for the future” of the United States. Among others, the Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Illinois Senator Bernie Sanders, one of the most representative faces of the progressive wing of the party, increasingly vocal in promoting its socioeconomic and foreign policy demands, took turns on the stage. The true stars of the evening, however, were Barack and Michelle Obama, who addressed Democratic voters and the country with a message of opportunity and hope clearly inspired by the one that brought Obama to the White House in 2008. Even the Obamas, however, have not lacked repeated and sinister warnings about the democratic risk, the class contempt and hatred embodied, according to the Democrats, by the former president and Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump.

Video on this topic

Michelle Obama, who spoke before her husband and then introduced him on stage at the convention, focused her speech on the theme of opportunities: “We have to ensure a better future for the country,” said the former first lady. “My mother showed this sense of hope throughout her life. She always believed in success, in the value of people. She believed in the principle of loving your neighbor. Kamala Harris and I grew up with these same values,” said the former first lady, referring to the vice president of the United States and Democratic candidate for the US presidency. According to Michelle Obama, a victory for Harris in the next presidential elections would allow us to work to give everyone an opportunity for a better life. Barack Obama paid tribute to Kamala Harris by adapting his famous campaign slogan “Yes we can” to “Yes she can,” yes, she, Harris, can do it. The convention audience immediately sang the chorus “yes she can.” “We have the opportunity to elect someone who has spent her life trying to give everyone the same opportunities that were given to her. Kamala Harris,” Obama said, “Now it’s up to us to fight for the America we believe in. And it’s going to be a battle. It’s going to be a tough ride, in a very divided country. In a country where many are still struggling, they don’t believe the government can help them.”