Our state is about to stand on the national—virtual—stage. Our convention
demonstrates our values: we're
the party that will end this pandemic, save lives, and open the path to
safely reopen the economy and send kids back to school.
There have been
a million hard choices at every step. But we can be proud that we've
risen to them, rather than do what this president
has—ignore the problem and hope it goes away. And now, on screens across
America, through a first-of-its-kind online event, it's our time to
shine.
We now know our next Vice President—an extraordinary leader who, thanks
to her stint living here
in Wisconsin at age five, let's claim as an honorary Badger
for life. We know Joe. And we know that Biden-Harris 2020 can bring this fractured,
wounded country together and build back better. Now, we
get to launch them on the road to the White House.
Trump is doing everything he can to mangle our democracy. But we're going
to fight to save it.
Just look at our primaries this past week. Milwaukee went from five
polling places in April to 168. Turnout
was up all over the state. Volunteers placed vast numbers
of calls to ensure that folks sent in their absentee ballots. And
Democrats committed to making change ran for office in communities all
over Wisconsin put their names on the ballot, campaigned safely and
relentlessly, and—whether they won or lost on Tuesday—made our
communities and our party stronger.
That spirit will infuse the convention next week. That spirit will inform all
our work through November 3. And that spirit will carry
us into the fights to come after—because our struggle is the work of a
lifetime.
I'm proud to be a part, with you, of the virtual convention next week,
and the transformative work before us.
Let's get to it!
Ben
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