A dear, dear friend of mine. So, I want everybody to do right by her.

Kamala Harris in a fundraiser on Martha's Vineyard with praise, saying that her convention speech, quote, was outstanding and the theme with joy.

The torch has been passed. Now it is up to all of us to fight for the America we believe in. And make no mistake, it will be a fight.

Kamala Harris can also win it if Democrats do their part.

She’s not the neighbor running the leaf blower. She’s the neighbor rushing over to help when you need a hand.

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.

But here’s the good news,Chicago: All across America,in big cities and small towns,away from all the noise,the ties that bind us together are still there.

Despite what our politics might suggest,I think most Americans understand that.

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

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…

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.”

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