As Democrats convene for one of the most important political conventions in history, they are as strong as the Rock of Gibraltar, as noble as the ideals of Mount Rushmore, and as united as previous generations of Democrats who nominated the great Democratic presidents of American history.
While the conventions this year are unlike any others, in large measure because of a Republican president whose negligence has allowed a deadly virus to spread across our country and bring economic pain to Americans across our land, in the most critical way this convention is different than the historic conventions of the past.
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