The future was now in more ways than one for Democrats who gathered in Chicago and for the millions of voters who watched from home.

Vice President Kamala Harris and her energetic and enthusiastic supporters at the Democratic National Convention established the parameters of the fall campaign against Donald Trump and his MAGA minions as a battle between the nation’s sun kissed future and its dark checkered past. The energy exploding from the confab in August will lay fertile groundwork for excitement and success in the fall.

Each evening had a specific thematic structure which demonstrated the party message and on point. That’s a lot more than you can say for the disjointed and disoriented Trump campaign where the candidate randomly airs gripes and grievances.

But before the Democrats could bring in the new, they needed to put out the old. Joe Biden gave a rousing valedictory on Monday which was “For the People” night. The president reminded the assembled Democrats, social media and TV viewers that Donald Trump and Project 2025 would........

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