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Democratic Convention Night 1: What You’ve Missed So Far Democratic Convention Night 1: What You’ve Missed So Far
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The prime-time lineup for Night 1 of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia is full of political star power: the first lady, Michelle Obama, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will speak as the Democrats lay out their plans for the future of American families. PHILADELPHIA — The prime-time lineup for Night 1 of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia is full of political star power: the first lady, Michelle Obama, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will speak as the Democrats lay out their plans for the future of American families.
But at least as much attention will be on Mr. Sanders’s supporters, who have shown signs that they are not interested in quietly submitting to Hillary Clinton’s nomination, and could make this an unpredictable opening night.But at least as much attention will be on Mr. Sanders’s supporters, who have shown signs that they are not interested in quietly submitting to Hillary Clinton’s nomination, and could make this an unpredictable opening night.
Here are the highlights (or watch live and get real-time analysis):Here are the highlights (or watch live and get real-time analysis):
• Donald J. Trump has trotted out a lot of endorsements from pro athletes. Jason Collins, the first N.B.A. player to have come out as gay, and his brother and fellow N.B.A. alum, Jarron Collins, gave Mrs. Clinton her own. • Donald J. Trump has trotted out a number of endorsements from pro athletes. On Monday, Jason Collins, the first N.B.A. player to come out as gay, and his brother and fellow N.B.A. player, Jarron Collins, gave Mrs. Clinton their support.
The Clintons, Jason Collins said, “knew that my sexual orientation made no difference in my ability to play basketball, just as someone’s gender makes no difference in his or her ability to lead our nation.” Jarron Collins warned about the example Mr. Trump would set for his own children (their mother is Mexican-American). “When it comes to Donald Trump, how do you tell your kids not to be a bully if there president is one?” The Clintons, Jason Collins said, “knew that my sexual orientation made no difference in my ability to play basketball, just as someone’s gender makes no difference in his or her ability to lead our nation.” Jarron Collins warned of the example Mr. Trump would set for his own children because their mother is Mexican-American. “When it comes to Donald Trump,” he said “how do you tell your kids not to be a bully if their president is one?”
• Undocumented immigrants were a frequent topic at the Republican convention last week. . In Philadelphia, the undocumented immigrants did the talking. As her mother, Francisca, looked on, Karla Ortiz, an 11-year-old American citizen, spoke about her fear of coming home and finding her undocumented parents gone. Alternating between Spanish and English, she declared “Soy Americana!” _____
• Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania delivered a kind of reverse infomercial, highlighting where Mr. Trump’s branded products are made. “Dress shirts: Bangladesh. Furniture: Turkey. Picture frames: India. Wine glasses: Slovenia. Neck ties: China, China,” he said.
“The man who wants to make America great doesn’t make anything in America,” he added.
In contrast, he said Mrs. Clinton will invest in American workers and push for a more equitable tax code.
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• “I’m Al Franken, Minnesotan, senator and world renowned expert on right wing megalomaniacs: Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, and now, Donald Trump,” said Senator Al Franken of Minnesota,deadpanning, before launching into a spoof of Mr. Trump that recalled his work on Saturday Night Live. Calling himself “a proud alum of Trump U.,” Mr. Franken lampooned the Trump educational program, its offerings and its fees. (“Ten percent higher” for students, he joked.)
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• Senator Kristen Gillibrand of New York, Mrs. Clinton’s successor as in the Senate, zeroed in on the struggles of working parents. As she ticked through Mrs. Clinton’s record on issues like paid family leave, affordable child care, and women’s pay, she said that no other candidate would put “families first” as Mrs. Clinton would and update the nation’s laws to reflect it.
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• Undocumented immigrants were a frequent topic at the Republican convention last week. Here, the undocumented immigrants did the talking. As her mother, Francisca, looked on, Karla Ortiz, an 11-year-old American citizen, spoke about her fear of coming home and finding her undocumented parents gone. Alternating between Spanish and English, she declared “Soy Americana!”
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• Astrid Silva, a 28-year-old who is one of the Latino activists known as Dreamers, gained resident status under President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. She echoed the fear that her family, who “risked everything for the American dream,” would be forced out of the country by Donald J. Trump, the Republican nominee. “When Donald Trump talks about deporting people,” she said, “he’s talking about ripping families apart.”• Astrid Silva, a 28-year-old who is one of the Latino activists known as Dreamers, gained resident status under President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. She echoed the fear that her family, who “risked everything for the American dream,” would be forced out of the country by Donald J. Trump, the Republican nominee. “When Donald Trump talks about deporting people,” she said, “he’s talking about ripping families apart.”