Stacey Abrams and 16 other “rising stars” in the Democratic Party delivered an opening keynote address on the second night of the Democratic convention, in which former Georgia presidential candidate President Trump as a “president of cowardice. “
In her speech, Abrams called the president a “man who only knows how to refuse or distract.”
“Do we want a leader who cares only for families or a leader who cares only for himself?” Abrams asked, contrasting Joe Biden and President Trump.
In quick remarks, the rising stars mentioned policy proposals that the former vice president would propose, and Abrams, a suffrage activist, said that in a time of “voter oppression”, Biden “would defend our way of life through our right to to protect the mood. “
“This nation belongs to all of us. In every election, we choose who we will make a more perfect union, “Abrams continued.” This year’s choice could not be clearer. “
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The address contained brief highlights of each of the 17 rising stars singing the praises of their party’s presumptive nominee. “There’s one person looking after us – all of us,” they said in unison. “And that’s Joe Biden.”
Other participants in the keynote address included Pennsylvania Reps. Conor Lamb and Brendan Boyle, and Texas Rep. Collin Allred. Lamb, elected in 2018, is a Democrat from a Pittsburgh area won Trump won in 2016. Allred also blew up a Republican neighborhood in 2018.
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Other local officials who were early supporters of Biden were included in the opener of the program, including State Sens. Raumesh Akbari of Tennessee, Yvanna Cancela of Nevada, Marlon Kimpson of South Carolina and State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta of Pennsylvania.
State substitutes Mari Manoogian of Michigan, Victoria Neave of Texas, Sam Park of Georgia and Denny Ruprecht of New Hampshire also took turns for the camera.
Mayors Randall Woodfin of Birmingham, Alabama, and Robert Garcia of Long Beach, California, also participated, along with former Ohio State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.
“You deserve more than the constant chaos that Donald Trump is delivering,” Long Beach Mayor Garcia said.
“When you pay into Social Security and Medicare, you deserve to know that it will be there when you retire,” Boyle said.
Others touted Biden’s plans to restore funding to Planned Parenthood, “codifying” Roe v. Wade, close taxes, regulate clean energy and local labor and support American production.
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“When our economy was on the verge of collapse, Joe Biden led the recovery effort for millions of jobs, including in Western Pennsylvania,” Lamb said.
