Julianne Malveaux: Democrats have both joy and policy initiatives

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—The Democratic National Convention, held August 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. 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 VP 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 will be time...