After three nights of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, there has not been a single discussion of policy — except for abortion, which was highlighted on the third night with several speeches devoted to the topic.
The convention, like the candidate, has avoided any discussion of what Democrats would do if voters rewarded the Democratic Party with power. Instead, it has focused on attacking former President Donald Trump, casting him and running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) as the embodiment of an oppressive past. “We’re not going back!” delegates often chant, without explaining where they would like to go instead.
Vance has come in for particular criticism for remarks he made before he was even running for office, when he told then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson in 2021 that “the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without…
