Every day, Democratic Party delegates meet on the sidelines of the party convention to discuss major campaign issues. It’s also an opportunity to include all segments of the population.
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On the sidelines of the Democratic convention, party delegates meet every day for thematic meetings. Major campaign issues are discussed, as well as how to highlight all segments of the population in preparation for the November elections. The vast McCormick Convention Center in Chicago is bustling with busy Democratic Party delegates. The morning’s agenda is packed: the place of Hispanic and African-American communities as well as indigenous minorities are discussed.
This is the first year that there has been a Native American caucus, a young Navarro Indian woman explains to us. “It was an opportunity for all the delegates and tribal leaders who are very involved in defending indigenous peoples to come and share information on indigenous sovereignty, how to better enforce treaty rights and support the self-determination of indigenous nations.”
“We make some phone calls, we make sure to contact working class households to let them know how important the choice they’re going to make when they go to vote is.”
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Here we are talking about income inequality. “We listen to union leaders talk about the importance of the election and what we must do to win in November, explains Bruce Olsen, a member of the International Aerospace Workers Association. I have worked on many elections and we are developing a plan to distribute materials to workplaces.”
In another room, Sean Meloy presents to an attentive audience the events planned for the coming weeks by his organization “LGBTQ Victory fund”: “We are working to get LGBT people elected across the country. This is an opportunity for all of us to come together to make sure we win in November.”
Shawn Malloy regrets that “In this community, our lives literally depend on the ballot box. LGBT+ people are so underrepresented that we are very excited to elect a record number of them this year.” LGBT+ voters are a significant part of the Democratic base. If elected, Kamala Harris intends to give them a prominent place in her future administration.
