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**AUGUST 22, 2024**
Access to Guam
One of the most open people at a somewhat closed convention
BY LUKE GOLDSTEIN
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CHICAGO - Last night, I saw Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, and the Mankato West High School 1999 state champions. But the real hero of the night for me was Lou Leon Guerrero [link removed], the governor of Guam. I first talked to her on Tuesday, when I found myself in the Guam delegation and asked the first person I saw how they were enjoying the convention, and it was the governor. I saw her again on Wednesday, and we had a fascinating conversation about potential statehood and the legal issues.
Stay tuned for that. What I did write about yesterday were all the parts of the convention shielded off [link removed] from the public and the press. Harold Meyerson recapped the absolute norminess [link removed] of the vice-presidential nominee, Tim Walz. Emma Janssen reflected on the theme of motherhood [link removed] reflected in the convention speeches. And David Dayen took in the Hotties for Harris party [link removed], an opulent affair for influencers and "creators" that he only belatedly realized was underwritten by billionaire Reid Hoffman.
TODAY'S AGENDA
As of late last night, a sit-in of around 30 delegates inside the security perimeter of the United Center was going on, in protest of the lack of a Palestinian speaker at the convention. We'll be looking at how that resolves, and obviously the convention speech of the presidential nominee, Kamala Harris.
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Coach Walz: Win One for the Veeper [link removed]
Democrats aim for the middle of the middle of Middle America. BY HAROLD MEYERSON
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The Convention Nobody Gets to See [link removed]
Many of the corporate-sponsored events, and even some that aren't, are locked down to the press. BY LUKE GOLDSTEIN
My Mama Loves Me [link removed]
The theme for the second night of the Democratic National Convention could have been summed up in one word: Mothers. BY EMMA JANSSEN
Hotties for Harris (Photo of Me Not Included) [link removed]
It's OK to have fun in politics. BY DAVID DAYEN
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