Closing Out Chicago

The DNC wrapped up last night in Chicago. 

Wednesday’s evening from the United Center featured a surprise speaker, famous Chicagoan Oprah Winfrey, who called on “independents” and “undecideds” to vote for Harris. Other speakers included former President Bill Clinton (it was his 13th DNC), the parents of a hostage held by Hamas, and Governor “Coach” Walz, who leaned into football metaphors while talking about his pre-politics life and accepting the VP nomination.

A few thousand people protested the war in Gaza outside each day––far fewer than the tens of thousands Chicago PD had braced for––and roughly 75 were arrested.

The four-day spectacle ended last night with speeches from Governors Whitmer (MI) and Cooper (NC), a performance by P!NK, and the main event: VP Harris officially accepting the nomination.

__ 

Verse to consider as you watch a parade of politicians… “Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and with justice he judges and makes war… And he has a name written on his robe and on his thigh: King of kings and Lord of lords.”
Revelation 19:11, 16 (CSB) (read full passage)