Hey John, greetings from the Democratic National Convention!

Wiley on the plane getting ready to fly to Chicago for the convention

I’ve been here in Chicago since Sunday night, and in that time I’ve met 🔥 hundreds of fired-up Democrats 🔥 and been part of exciting conversations about our path forward. Everyone is prepared to do the work. Everyone is ready to build a brighter future.

Wiley with members of North Carolina's delegation to the Democratic National Convention

Folks, I worked for President Obama in 2008 and traveled all over the country with him. I wasn’t sure I’d ever feel energy and positivity like that in politics again, but it’s exactly what I’m feeling this week.

As Michelle Obama put it last night, hope is making a comeback!

The right people. A positive vision. And the energy to organize and fight. We need all three to win in November, and after these few days in Chicago, I’m feeling more hopeful than ever that we’re ready to deliver all three in North Carolina.

One might even say I’m filled with… a new hope...

Wiley and Star Wars actor Mark Hamill at the Democratic National Convention

I’ll share a longer update on my time here once I’m back home in North Carolina, so please stay tuned. In the meantime, send me a reply to this email, and let me know what you’ve loved at the DNC this week and how you’re feeling about November!

Thanks so much. I’ll be in touch again soon.

— Wiley