A takeaway from the first day of the convention: “She's lived the American dream, while he's been America's nightmare,” said Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett. “Kamala Harris has a résumé; Donald Trump has a rap sheet.”
The primetime focus on abortion — with three women sharing their traumatic pregnancy experiences and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear arguing that Trump’s policies “give rapists more rights than their victims” — was perhaps the most powerful demonstration of this principle.