Though the glass ceiling she’s really trying to break is still one floor up, Hillary Clinton has now officially become the first woman ever nominated by a major party for U.S. President.
That was the development on the second day of the Democratic National Convention, Tuesday evening in Philadelphia.
Tuesday’s keynote speaker was Bill Clinton; the night also featured speeches from the “Mothers of the Movement,” seven women who have lost their children to gun violence or incidents with police. But observers are paying just as much attention to the delegates offstage – as many Bernie Sanders supporters are still reluctant to back his primary-election adversary, and a few of them vocalized their displeasure on the convention floor Monday.
Tuesday, though, was much more of a show of unity (though a small group of Sanders delegates still staged a walkout in the afternoon). Sanders himself led the way, offering a full-throated endorsement of Clinton on Monday night and working throughout the week to rally his supporters around the nominee.
Orange County is well-represented at the DNC this week: among others, Jeff DeLuca is on hand as a Sanders delegate, while Matt Hughes is there as a Clinton delegate.
WCHL’s Aaron Keck spoke with DeLuca and Hughes on Tuesday – as well as Mark Jewell, the president-elect of the North Carolina Association of Educators, who’s also on hand as a Clinton delegate.
Jeff DeLuca:
Matt Hughes:
Mark Jewell:
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