I think the hardest thing in the world for him had to be deciding to step back and have Kamala Harris be our leader and our candidate but the sacrifices that he's made to do that are just in a long line of sacrifices.

I am feeling hopeful because this convention has always been pretty good to kids with funny names who believe in a country where anything is possible; because we have a chance to elect someone who has spent her entire life trying to give…

Our job is to convince people that democracy can actually deliver. And,and in doing that,we can’t just point to what we’ve already accomplished. We can’t just rely on the ideas of the past. We need to chart a new way forward to meet the…

If we hold firm to our convictions,we will elect Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States and Tim Walz as the next Vice President of the United States.

It is up to all of us to fight for the America we believe in.

That’s the America Kamala Harris and Tim Walz believe in: an America where “we,the people” includes everyone.

A Harris-Walz administration can help us move past some of the tired,old debates that keep stifling progress.

We shouldn’t be the world's policeman and we can’t eradicate every cruelty and injustice in the world. But America can be and must be a force for good.

At a time when our economy was reeling,we needed a leader with the determination to drive what would become the world’s strongest recovery: 15 million jobs,higher wages,lower healthcare costs.

Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican or somewhere in between,we have all had people like that in our lives. People like Kamala’s parents,who crossed oceans because they believed in the promise of America.

An America that taps what Lincoln called on the eve of civil war,our “bonds of affection.” An America that taps what he called “the better angels of our nature.”

Well, he's our civil rights leader. I mean, here in Chicago, certainly, because this is where he came from, he's somebody that all of us who care deeply about making advancements in civil rights look to.

You know, I used to play basketball, and if you weren't a little nervous before the big game, you probably wouldn't play a good game.

Yes, I've been talking about this for some time. Look, she has made extraordinary progress. We were all in Milwaukee a month ago and, you know, there was euphoria there and a sense that this race was over, that they were going to win by a…

Governor JB Pritzker is putting 'troublemakers' on notice saying that they will be arrested.

She was in positive territory. That could end up being the story of this race.

Every time he goes out there, he doesn't deliver a distilled focused message. He goes off on some crazy jag that's all about himself and his own grievances.

If I'm as eloquent as they are when they tell me what their hopes and dreams are, then I think I'll be successful.