Democrats have both joy and policy initiatives

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – The Democratic National Convention, held Aug. 19-22, was, among other things, an occasion of joy.& I’ve attended every Democratic convention since 1976, and have never experienced such energy, enthusiasm and, yes, exuberance.& People were happy.& Happy with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the candidates for president and vice president. Happy for the leadership team at the Democratic Party. Happy for the platform, for the entertainment, for the connections.& Happy for the offsite events, organized by affiliate organizations. Just plain happy.Related Stories People got it and used the word “joy” in many of the columns and commentary around the convention. Some compared the effervescent joy to a “sugar high” and suggested that it couldn’t last. Others say the joy as “rootless” because, they said, the joy was not matched by policy initiatives. Because Vice President Harris had not agreed to an unscripted interview before the convention, her detractors posited that she was unable to do such an interview. New York Times columnist Patrick Healy wrote a snarky column titled, Joy Is Not a Strategy. Healy says that Harris can’t “coast on joy,” but she isn’t trying to. He says the debates will be her test, and I say she...