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msnbc's special coverage of the democratic national convention begins now. welcome to msnbc's special coverage of the final night of the democratic national convention. everything has been leading up to this evening, kamala harris accepting the presidential nomination in a scenario that really would have seemed improbable just five weeks ago. now tonight it's reality. welcome. the i'm ari melber anchoring with joy reid on the floor of the chicago united center. alex wagner joining us shortly. on that floor delegates gathering for their last long night. they seem excited, especially after last night's tim walz address. his self-declared pep talk urging everyone to finish strong while noting, he says, they are down by about a field 2k3w0e8. now harris formally accepts her

party's nomination. a ceremonial finish that president biden started just one month ago when he exited this race and endorsed harris. this is, of course, the fastest path to a nomination in american history. and that also makes tonight's address more high stakes than usual. the nominee is quite literally reintroducing herself to the electorate fresh off this unusually speedy path from running mate to nominee. and we should tell you beyond tonight's keynote, democrats will keep leaning into their broader appeal from independents, and palpable energy summoned by authentically weaving music in. the tonight we know the vibe will turn more pop and country. pink and the texas group the chicks, previously the diks i chicks, will be performing. the chicks activism dates all

the way back to the iraq war. there is a group of speakers big enough for the final night. >> speaking tonight, some democrats who are in tough races cluing reuben gallego and elissa slotkin and elizabeth warren and gretchen whitmer and adam kinzinger. she has three main objectives, telling her life's story, framing this race as one pitting the future against the path and reclaiming the banner of patriotism. vice president harris has reportedly been work shopping this speech line by line rehearsing every day, including at her alma mater, howard university. so it's a big night. needles to say, we are here with alex wagner who is roaming the dnc floor as our official vibes

correspondent. first, ari, tell me what you -- what vibe are you looking for tonight? >> i mean, the vibe i'm looking for is what you just eluded to in the reporting. what harris has to do. yes, she's vice president. yes, she's famous. i'm remind the. song "public service announcement" by jay z saying, allow me to reintroduce myself. this is a reintroduction on the grand stage with, as mentioned, just a month passing through this. in that song, joy, he says, my homey dude told me finish my breakfast. let me tell you what i do to protect this. shoot at you actors like movie directors. it's not only a double entendre, calling out his foes as actors while he's the real deal. i'm looking for kamala harris to build on what tim walz did last night. it's her choice and her energy. i'm expecting her to speak on

these actors, homies, fakes, not only donald trump as a person but the part of the maga movement that has tried to steal and fake that they represent, quote, real america, family values, or football, or freedom. all three days have been leading up to that and weaving through that. that's what i'm really looking for tonight, how does kamala harris with the themes we know, we've heard that from previous speeches and events, and perhaps with new details or vignettes for her to prove out that case. walz did that so, so beautifully last night. put partisanship aside. we will count the votes wherever they go. it was a touching, beautiful family moment. and you build up to those moments not through scripting, not through weeks of prep but through years of living and so i'm going to look for that reintroduction from her and how she tells that story.

eager to hear what both of you think. we'll talk to aleix now. >> he have' got to tell you, ari, there are two colors you see a lot in the audience. one is blue, unsurprisingly, but overwhelmingly the color is white. the symbolism is not lost on me and i think it's not lost on a lot of people. this is a moment, you know, women in this country have been waiting a long time for, which is the elevation of a woman to the top of the democratic ticket again, and i would say there's more -- even more optimism maybe than there was in 2016 or more in the wake of the donald trump ear residential ras. there is a sea of white and people have that kind of exhausted exhilaration of waiting for christmas. you know, like the run up to christmas is so exciting. you get to christmas eve, you don't know what to do with your self anymore. that's the vibe down here on the floor. people are excited to see kamala harris. if tim walz was the coach, the star quarterback is about to

take the field. pardon the extensive football metaphor. it feels like anticipation is palpable. what we're looking for in terms of tonight, one of the things that's really struck me is the degree to which the harris/walz has made outreach and national reconciliation together. whether it's by bringing in law enforcement, having star speakers saying don't forsake people who think differently. i'm really interested to hear how kamala harris threads the needle of underscoring the existential danger a second trump administration poses to the country while also trying to open the door to potentially, you know, skeptical trump voters who might be thinking differently and want to vote for a democratic ticket. since we know rfk jr. is dropping out of the race tomorrow, whether there's going to be any sort of nod towards that reality and the admittedly

small share of voters who support rfk. it will be an interesting tonal choreography between the uplift and joy and some of the sorter darker realities that the stakes, if you will, that the country is facing come november. >> joy? >> well, i would say that in addition to the color white, which you're seeing a lot around here and, by the way, that did also happen when hillary clinton accepted the nomination. there was a lot of white in that room as well because obviously women only achieved the right to vote, white women, with the 19th amendment in in the very early 20th century, 1920. it took black women another nearly half century to achieve the same right. so i think that is one of the big moods of organizers here. you're going to see a lot of pink and green. this is a moment for alpha kappa

alpha sorority. they are fired up. 32 out of the 36 women who pledged with kamala harris at howard university, her line sisters, 32 are here. there are a lot of akas here. all of the akas are here and out of control. if last night, the minnesota party that went way past overtime, people were cleaning around them, it was done, the party was over, but the party was not over. if you think they were hyped, watch the akas tonight. they, as soon as vice president harris walks on that stage, are going to lose their minds and i would waiver they will party longer than even the minnesota people who had the hands last night. they're going to party harder and longer. that is my prediction on tonight. that's what i've got. >> amazing. >> but right now -- >> that's a high bar. >> it's a high bar. >> it's a high bar. >> we were literally -- people

were cleaning around the minnesota people. it was over. >> there were brooms. there were brooms in the vicinity and those walz fatheads were still being lofted high into the air. see who can party harder. >> people were trading for them. people were like, i want one of the walz heads. you couldn't get one unless you hit a very high bar for walz devotion. brooms had been deployed and they didn't care. let's see what happens tonight. right now i want to come to the table because i am joined by somebody very special to vice president harris, stacy johnson battiste. childhood friend of kamala harris spoke here, as we all remember, on monday night. how hyped are you? >> joy, i am so excited. this is incredible. this is my first convention, and the energy and the positivity and just the overwhelming joy is just incredible.

but i can also -- i mean, i also think that this is unlike any other convention. i mean, the enthusiasm, the speakers, the performers. it is so -- it's like a celebration. >> yeah. >> it's absolutely beautiful. and seeing such diversity as well. >> absolutely. your speech was really poignant in that you talked about the woman we know as madam vice president as a leader and someone who also defended people and who would jump in m and defend other people when they needed help. what are some of the other qualities that you know that maybe the world will find out about tonight that would, in your view, make her a good president? >> absolutely. i wrote a book "friends from the beginning, the berkeley village that raised kamala and me." the chapter titles represent the values and the characteristics that have always seemed in

kamala. in terms of passion and having purpose and determination, engagement, wisdom. all of those qualities. and probably more so connectivity. you know, kamala has always been able to connect with, you know, everyone. she has always had a magnet if i can personality and she's always been very special. so what i think people are going to hear and feel more importantly tonight is connected. and, you know, to really know that kamala has always had a fighting spirit and she will have your back. >> yeah. and i saw maya, her sister, walking around her with her husband. i know the family is here. have you had a chance to talk with vice president harris before this all is coming in the

last couple of days? >> sure. monday. monday afternoon as she walked offstage we were -- my mom and i were backstage waiting to go on and it was such a wonderful surprise because i didn't know that she was there. >> yes. >> we had a good maybe four minutes together. >> yeah. >> so that was really, really nice. >> yeah. do you have nerves for her? when you see her on the world stage, do you get the sister nerves for her? >> no. i feel really good. and, actually, a few weekends ago i was able to go to my very first rally. i went to the rally that she and walz did in vegas, and i'm telling you, the energy and -- i mean, we're seeing the kamala that i've always known and be so she's really showing and being her authentic self. >> yeah. the i'm going to go back to ari because he has a question for you. >> hi, stacey.

how are you doing tonight? >> i amle doing great. >> thanks for being with joy. you mentioned just now seeing the kamala you've always known. we've seen other politicians go through this, the kindergarten test, just be yourself, but then everyone's attacking you. d.c. has a way of dealing with people, and there can be a diminishment. i don't think she's been the first person battle that. we've seen it flourishing. i'm curious how you contrast the joy, energy that has served her well with maybe year one, year two of the role of vice president which is also different because you're not supposed to be shining, you're supposed to be supporting. have you seen an evolution? do you think there's a return to the sort of authenticity? >> i think she's always been authentic but, you know, she's a team player and, you know, she's a wonderful partner so her role as vice president, she was

getting the work done. she was doing all the good work behind the scenes but then she was also getting out there as soon as they were able after covid and once things started to pick up, probably at the end of 2022 going into 2023. that's when she was able to really get out there with the people and that's where she, you know, connects best. the so, yeah, i mean, i think she's always been authentic but she's been working hard for the people all along. >> all right. my other question for you -- go ahead. >> no, no, go. >> on a big, fun night. my other question is, is there something you could tell the world, the audience go kamala harris right now that we might not know? anything from your extensive knowledge as we get ready to see the big speech, something you know about her, her childhood, her tastes, her likes, her hobbies that we might not know? >> well, the first thing that comes to my mind is she is still the same down to earth, you

know, kind, inclusive steadfast friend she's always been. >> so i have a question for you. >> now we know that shamala, her late mom, and your mom, doris, were very close. you know the mamas are my base. i have to ask you about the mom. >> my mom is here. she loves you. >> they're my base. my base is the moms. >> my mom is -- first of all, she's having a terrific time here. she's so excited. >> she's here at the request of madam vice president. so she's so excited, but she does -- this is very personal for she and i. >> yeah. >> you know, she's very sad that shamala isn't here, of course,

but i do believe that she believes shamala's spirit is here. >> absolutely. >> yeah, but she's so proud and just so excited for kamala, absolutely. >> if you get a chance, promise you'll bring miss doris over here. the moms are my base. >> she would love that. >> we'll get a selfie. have the best time. >> thank you. >> take it all in. >> absolutely. >> lots more coming up tonight with the moms. we're going to get all the moms involved. we're going to hear from senator elizabeth warren and later tonight performances by pink and the chicks. it's like a huge show going on. also, of course, the big speech. kamala harris is going to be on the stage giving her big speech. stay right there. and jen z. each planning their future through the chase mobile app. jen x is planning a summer in portugal

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we need to ask ourselves, why don't they want us to vote? why is there so much effort to silence our voices? and the answer is because when we vote things change. when we vote, things get better. >> vintage kamala harris four years ago. what a difference four years makes. she is now ascending to formally accept the nomination that she has won here. we are joined by someone who knows this history well.

carol mosley braun. the first black woman to serve in the senate. served as u.s. ambassador and she's the author of "trailblazer." fitting book at a fitting time. well come. >> thank you. i'm happy to be with you. thank you for having me. >> i'm happy to have you. we got to speak a couple of weeks ago. i know it's loud there. ment if you need to have me repeat, say so. >> i will, no problem. >> my first question is, sometimes history is slow. the last month history has been fast. what have been your thoughts and feelings of this last month leading up to tonight? >> it really has been a whirlwind. i would literally follow joe biden through the gates of hell because i love him that much and i still do. the fact that he chose kamala was the best thing he could have possibly done. quite frankly, i'm so excited about her nomination. it's been 154 years since

victoria woodhall ran. we have come a long ways, it's taken a long time, too long, i think, but the fact of the matter is we kept at it, we persisted, we continued to press the point that women can lead and women can govern. >> yeah. >> i think kamala could not be a better candidate. >> yes. women can lead in any context. the barrier, no major party has had a black woman nominee. this barrier fell after you ran, after shirley chisholm ran, others. it has become something of a fun reference that people quote kamala harris saying, no one just falls right out of a coconut tree. there's a context. i wonder, what do you think about chisholm, jesse jackson who we saw this week, your own candidacy? where does that fit up until harris being able to break this

barrier tonight? >> that's the direction of history. it sometimes takes a long time, but the fact of the matter is that in all good time things unfold, and that's what's happened here. i could not be more pleased that it has unfolded for kamala harris now. she's going to be a fabulous president if we come to the polls and elect her. >> i'm very interested to hear joy's questions as well. back to you guys. >> absolutely. thank you so much. you know, black women are really foundational to the democratic party as voters. 96% on average vote for democrats. there have literally been three black women democratic senators. yourself, alfonsa buttler sitting in california and kamala harris. that's it. what does it mean to you to see black women who have worked so hard, there's now a black woman chairing this whole thing. >> yes. >> black women have been very active behind the scenes working in the democratic party. what does it mean to you as a

black woman to see after multiple tries, including your own, kamala harris take this nomination? >> i am very proud. proud of kamala harris. proud of the effort that's gone into getting her here. we have all had to come together. the fact is, we all-americans. the fact that the american people have decided to support this woman for president i think is magnificent. >> and also let's talk about the work because you know having been an ambassador, being a united states senator, all the work that you've done, there is the glory of -- then there's the story and the hard work that it takes to become elected, to get to these places. talk to us and tell folks that are out there thinking, oh, we're having so much fun in here this is going to be a breeze about the work. >> no, it is work. the don't forget that you are a servant of the people and you've got a job to do that is not about you, it's not about the glory, it's not the rah-rah, but

it's can you deliver on what you told the people you'd like to do for them. at the end of the day, that's what it comes down to. >> do you expect vice president harris tonight, as somebody who's run for president, is the priority in what she's going to say from that stage policy or making herself compelling as a candidate? what's the balance of those two things that you would advise? >> that's up to her. i wouldn't -- i wouldn't presume to advise her, but you're right, she has to do both. she has to introduce herself again m some cases but sometimes for the first time to people as a human being and what to stand for as president. because both those parts of the equation have to be there. i know she can do it. she's the most qualified candidate we've had for president in a long time. >> yeah. >> she's very qualified. she knows how do the job. she's had specialty training in the office of joe biden. that's where i started, right?

>> that's right. >> he trained her very well and smee's been vice president and he has shown her how to do this job. and i know she's a quick study. >> how many conventions have you been in? >> i don't want to talk about it. >> okay. rank this convention, including lil john coming out for georgia, rank it. >> this one has been a lot of fun. >> yeah. le. >> when they talk about joy, this has been the most joyous convention i've been to ever. >> yeah. >> i'm really happy to be here. i'm happy to be able to participate and to play a role. to come here, celebrate this nominee. she is wonderful and we going to get out -- remember, the poll is taken on election day that really matters. all the polling, all the conversation is just that, but we have to get her elected. >> madam ambassador. i'm going to be real tool personal with you. how much you going to boogie if beyonce shows up?

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we're down a field goal but we're on offense and we've got the ball. our job for everyone watching is to get in the trenches and do the blocking and tackling. >> coach walz, the governor and running mate there in that big and very well-received keynote last night. this is msnbc's special coverage of the fourth and final night of the democratic national convention. they are just gaveling things into order underway and we have michael steele here with me as we keep an eye on everything. michael, i wanted to let everyone know tonight is not only the big night for all of the big reasons but a lot of other big speakers. elizabeth warren we're looking for. tell viewers the gaveling, they were trying to promise an earlier night. >> you know how house parties can go, right? >> exactly.

i don't count myself a among the east coast clock police. it's their convention, we'll cover it. when they come out we'll be taking those in full moments as we've been doing every night. what do you see? we heard from mosley braun. kamala harris does have to speak to new people. >> she does. everything up to this moment has been setting that conversation up for her. so the question -- i mean, you know, the three pieces that i think everybody's kind of heard throughout the day is the bio, and then it's going to be the -- you know, the acknowledgment of the work that she's done with joe biden and all of that and then, of course, where she wants to go. you know, what is -- what does president harris look like and sound like? we should hopefully get a first taste of that this evening.

there are a bunch of gnarley issues waiting that will have to get addressed almost immediately upon taking the oath of office. i think the american people would like to get some sense of what that feels like and looks like for them. it's not just the economy, it's global affairs. it's also more important things to people like, you know, reproductive health or educating their children or starting their small business. so there are all these facets that in this moment when you are no longer the vice president but now the presidential nominee, it becomes a real important challenge for you to step up and meet in front of the country that you can handle all of those issues as they come at you one after the other. tonight is a way for her to sort of put up -- put out a little plate and give a little taste of the things she sees to be the most important. and i think given how this whole convention has been set up for that, i think she'll do very well at it. the i anticipate her having a very nice bump coming out of

this rolling into next week and labor day and then getting ready for that first debate with donald trump. that's some good wind in her sails. if you're donald trump and republicans looking at this, you can see it online, you can hear it, you can read it in the stories that are out there, they're still floundering. >> yeah. >> it's the name-calling, all the other crazy stuff they're doing. largely because they haven't given her anything to attack. >> i'll say, donald trump's convention started out effective. i'm on record. i mentioned it at the time. it ended poorly. tonight they started out effective and hoping to end strong. alex wagner is on the floor with one of the senior harris campaign officials who knows all about the goals tonight. alex. >> hey, ari. i am with quinton fultz who is the principle deputy campaign manager. congratulations. how has the vice president been

spending her day? can you talk a little bit about her prep and the expectations as far as your campaign going into this big, big night? >> we just wanted to go out and be who she is. she's been fine tuning her speech today, spending a little time with family and friends and getting ready to come and deliver and talk about the future of the country. >> i mean, there was extraordinary enthusiasm going into this week of the convention. it feels like the lift is even higher than people's wildest expectations as far as democrats are concerned. can you talk a little bit about the campaign strategy to turn enthese see amp into an army of volunteers who were going to fan out and get the work done of getting people to the voting booths. >> i'm a political operative. we brought everyone here and when we hit the road after this we're going to make sure everybody is out across all the battleground states talking about what's at stake and making

sure we're drawing the contrast and so we're really excited what lies ahead. >> can we talk about my folks, the aapi community a little bit? they are a smaller but very sizeable potentially key part of the american electorate. in battleground states in nevada, 9 or 10%. we know the harris campaign has taken out ads. talk to me a little bit about what you are thinking about in terms of the harris campaign's relationship to this community and the outreach that is i guess either renewed or reinvigorated? is it. >> it's a very important community and it's really important we engage there. one of the things i'm most proud of is the creative and we have it in ten plus languages. >> burmese? >> it's there. it's really important to make sure we're communicating. as you mentioned, there's enough aapi voters to determine this election. we cannot leave a single stone unturned. we're going to continue to show

up in their communities and make sure they see themselves connected. i'm excited about this relationship. >> are we going to hear about the vice president's -- we know to some degree her story. are we going to hear new material, as it were, about her background? indian mother and jamaican mother? >> i think she may have some surprises. what you're going to hear is about her record of fighting and delivering but most importantly the future and her vision for the future. this race is about america moving forward and a place where everybody has a chance to succeed and that's what she's going to relay. >> freedom and forward. quinton fultz, great to talk with you. good luck tonight. ari, back to you. >> alex, freedom forward and fultz. we love an alliteration. great to have you both. great to have you. this night is getting underway. this is the finale of the dnc. vice president harris will accept the nomination. elizabeth warren and be more. keep it right here on msnbc.

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that's only going to fill in more and more. back here on the california delegation where i think it's going to be the nerve center of the evening tonight there's a lot of that going on as well. i wanted to say hello to some of the folks in the california delegation. i've been watching you watch this video. is it okay if i interrupt you? >> yes. >> what do you think about what we're seeing up there tonight? >> amazing. >> powerful video? >> powerful and it shows what we've known for a long time, that kamala harris is the leader of the moment. we're so excited. >> tell me about yourselves. what's your name? >> my name is amy ellison. >> how do you feel tonight after a ulf this work you've put into? >> my whole professional career has been for this dream. i didn't think i'd ever see it in my lifetime. it's today. it's now. >> are you able to sort of ground yourself and feel sort of present about it or is it a larger than life moment? >> it's a larger than life moment, i'm not going to lie.

the only thing that grounds me is to acknowledge it's a tough fight and we have a lot of work to do. tonight we're celebrating. we're dancing. >> i've been watching you dance. both of you have been dancing. people have been watching it over the course of the last four nights. also the message we continue to hear and talk about is what michelle obama said. we've got to go do something. the people here have to go do something. what does this mean to you? tell me your name. what does do something mean to you? >> my name is wendy bloom. i've been a registered nurse in the city of oakland. i take care of vulnerable children. >> thank you for the work you do. >> thank you. and i'm once a single mother of three and so i'm doing it for my family, my community, my grandkids and for all of us, actually, but i think it's really important that everyone realizes, the stakes, how high they are, and that we, as we've been saying, we can't go back. we're looking to the future.

i do it for my kids, all of my kids. my patients as well as my family. we're going to do whatever it takes. i've got my co-workers now who have never knocked doors they're willing to go to nevada and knock doors. >> we're going out of state. i've done it before. this time i'm bringing people who have never done it. the this is engaging first-time activists. it's so inspiring and so hopeful. we've been wanting to feel hopeful for a long time. as a nurse, i mean, reproductive rights including health care is essential. and we're fighting for it. and it needs to be -- we don't -- we need to lose our rights that we fought for so long. i was born in 1954 roe v. wade was my generation and i'm not going to allow my children to lose that right. >> nevada, you mentioned it, at the end of the 2020 election i was there when former president trump sent out this cohort of people to suggest that the election wasn't valid.

i had this exchange with the former acting director of national intelligence who was there saying there were thousands of illegitimate ballots. do you anticipate there will be that pushback again and how are you going to fight back against that if that is ultimately what the trump campaign does, suggests the election isn't a valid one? >> trump has all but said he's planning not to campaign that hard but to win after the election is over, and that should be enough to activate groups like ours in california and fair fight nationally that's not going to allow that to happen by having legal watchdogs and people who are making sure behind the scenes every vote is counted. >> i know everybody wants to stance. it's so nice that the two of you know each other before this? >> we have all worked together. for a long time. >> daughters of oakland here to support a daughter of oakland. >> i'm berkeley, actually, but oakland and berkeley are sisters. >> as an anglino, northern

california, southern california, don't hold it against me. nice to meet you. thank you very much. thank you so much. joy, it's -- the energy we have been saying over and over again, it is an electric energy. i wasn't at the obama conventions in 2008 and 2012, but it's what people keep describing to me, it feels like a time from another era. with a president who came from this very city. >> yeah. can i ask you a quick follow-up question, jacob? first, leave it to you to find amy allison, woo is one of the stalwart people, but how is the vibe different than the vibe you had at the rnc? is it different? >> oh, yeah. i mean, i was talking about this with nicolle the other night. i found it -- first of all, it kicked off in the wake of the assassination attempt, the horrific assassination attempt on former president trump, but the message, there was a lot of conversation that there was

going to be a unifying message and it was anything but. a deeply divisive, obviously, message and the message here is one actually of trying to bring people together. you heard former president obama and michelle obama talk about it, even cancel culture in a way, saying people who disagree with you or say things that might offend you, we don't need to disregard them or cut them out and remember what was happening on those signs at the republican convention. they said mass deportation now, literally a message of kicking millions of people out of the country, many of whom, especially in california, are our neighbors. our colleagues. people we know very well. so obviously, that's not the tone nor the tenor of this at all. and it's so easy to feel the difference standing down on the floor. those folks at the republican convention, they were enthusiastic, happy to be there, but this is an entirely different thing. >> yeah, a different energy. jacob soboroff, thank you very much. much appreciated. ari, back to you. >> thanks. really fascinating.

michael steele is with me. we have been watching this convention. you talk about the comparisons. it's natural to do, michael. and i attended the four democratic conventions, four cycles in a row, 16 years. i don't know if that dates me or not. the covid one, which wasn't in person, and i have been covering and watching a great deal of this one, as have so many of us. it does strike me as stronger, more positive, more united than anything since obama '08 which was, again, a barrier breaking candidacy and coming out of eight years of bush. you have been around both parties' conventions. you're as qualified as jacob. you have run an rnc. i'm old enough to remember you on the main stage saying drill, baby drill, but you also stood up for democracy and truth and facts. here we are. judge us by our entire life, not just one day. >> a corner phrase or two in these conventions. >> these comparisons across parties and years?

>> my first convention was houston 1982. and so this is a little while since then. and the reality of it is, up until you got to 2008, the conventions were pretty much form laic. both sides kind of went through the process and really didn't go outside too much of the lines that had been drawn over time. 2008 was the first real change in the approach of how conventions would connectt with an audience. in 2008, obama didn't do his speech in a hall. they went to the stadium. >> i was there, gigantic. >> this gigantic stadium with almost 80,000 people in it, outdoor stadium in colorado. you had this very different feel then. then it kind of settled back a little bit into tradition. this is a break from all of that. look, the republican convention

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here we go, 6:00 p.m. in chicago. 7:00 p.m. eastern. the last night of the dnc is formally under way. i'm ari melber here with joy reid who is on that convention floor, which is where later tonight we'll see the moment everyone now waiting for, the vice president, kamala harris, will formally accept her party's nomination for president of the united states. this comes just one month and a day since the president dropped out of the race and swiftly endorsed her as his replacement nominee the very same day. joy. >> and that is correct, ari. what a way to cap off the first month of a presidential campaign that has been unlike anything that we have ever, ever seen before. tonight will also be an historic night for the vice president, as

she will become the first asian american and first black woman to accept a major party's nomination for president. but before that, this hour, we will be hearing from some other big names in the party, like senator elizabeth warren and reverend al sharpton and later on tonight, we will see some musical performances from the chicks and pop singer pink. let's bring in alex wagner. where are you at? what state are you near and what are you seeing? >> i'll tell you something. as this convention has gone on, the floral wear, i'm going to call them leis but i don't know they're termed that, but the head pieces and the leis have gotten ever more elaborate, which i think is directly proportional to the level of enthusiasm in this hall tonight. the other indicator is, at the beginning of the evening,

usually you can get around a little easier. it is jam-packed and we have three hours to go before the vice president speaks. people want to hear what she has to say and it is humming in here. a lot of white, a lot of bright eyes, and a lot of people on the floor of this convention hall, joy. >> absolutely. all right, alex wagner, thank you very much. joining me now here at the table is georgia senator and senior pastor at the ebenezer baptist church, you have to say it like that. the reverend dollar raphael warnock, how are you? >> great to be with you. >> i have to share a moment that we just had that i think is emblematic of what this convention has been like. adam kinzinger, former congressman from illinois, very conservative, was on the january 6th committee, he happened to be near us. i'm sharing on tv what happens in the real life. he walked by and we both had a chance to talk to him. really, i just wanted to thank

him. >> for being a patriot. >> you have been to many conventions. have you ever seen this many conservative republicans at one? >> no. this is a special gathering. this is a big tent. and there's froome everybody. >> your speech was excellent. i feel like, you tell me, if you had to give this convention a theme, what would it be? >> freedom, joy, hope. it's all here. it's all here. and you feel it as you move around the convention floor, you feel the excitement that's in the air. let's face it, on the other side of this excitement was a sense of dread many were feeling just a few weeks ago, trying to figure out a way forward. here we are, the convention has come together. there's unity under this tent. i think we're all very focused. even in the midst of this, and maybe because i'm a pastor of ebenezer church and standing on the shoulders of king and so many others, i can't help tonight but think about fannie lou hamer. >> yes.

>> who 60 years ago this year had to confront this very party. the democratic party, with her message, here's a woman who was from mississippi, when she got started in the movement, she said she didn't know what a constitution was, but she put her boots on, got engaged in the kind of activism, said i'm sick and tired of being sick and tired, and her voice was so powerful and poignant that the sitting democratic president at the time found a way, a clever way to get her off the tv. here we are, 60 years later, and a black woman, an asian woman, a woman is the standard bearer for our party. >> yeah. >> and this is one of those moments where it seems the moral arc that dr. king used to talk about will bent just a little closer to justice tonight. >> makes me sad john lewis is not here. he would have marvelled at this. i'm glad you brought up fannie lou hamer. everybody should know her name, but also because it's a question about the south.

i think there is a sort of conceit inside the democratic party that the democratic party is a northern and western party, a california party, as is the vice president. but the south is awake. north carolina, georgia, maybe florida sometimes, when they want to. what do you think about the democratic party's willingness to invest financially in races in the south, having won a very close one in the state of georgia? >> i think you can take my case as an example. we need to lean in, in the south. georgia, first of all, is very much in play. and i just want to say for the record, we can win georgia. i know a little something about how to win georgia. we have done it twice there. so i'm going to lean in. >> i think you have run like five times. >> my name was on that ballot five times in less than three years. i acted like i wanted this doggone job, so here i am. i know we can win georgia. to your point, we have got to lean in in some other places.

i'm talking about the long term. mississippi is a blue state, it just doesn't know it yet. >> a suppressed state. mississippi, louisiana. >> the gerrymandering, yeah, it's a highly gerrymandered state. we have to lean in, put our resources, put our people on the ground, and we can change the game. >> ari has questions for you. >> senator and senior pastor warnock, good to see you. >> good to see you, ari. >> i want to ask you about the history you were just discussing with you. for those excited about civil rights progress and we mark this barrier falling tonight, as you know, much of the black civil rights movement in america is aligned with or grows out of the church movement. yourself, reverend king who you just cited, reverend jackson who was honored earlier this week, as you know, reverend al sharpton who speaks tonight and we should say, disclosure, a colleague of ours. yet tonight we expect kamala harris to speak about that and her parents' involvement in that civil rights movement and also her work as a prosecutor.

which is a less traditional bridge. and so given your work with all of this and your knowledge of vice president harris, what do you think about that broadening of the civil rights movement? what do you think about what she is likely to do or wants to do tonight in stitching those things together, which actually broadens who can come out of these movements to be potentially a president? >> well, first of all, let me say that i know kamala harris' pastor, the revened amos brown, a morehouse man and she's a woman of faith. and that's what's most important. how is it that your faith and values inform the work you do? she's worshipped with me in the pews at my church. as someone who does a lot of work in the space around ending mass incarceration, which is something my church has taken on, we have got serious issues, the land of the free. united states of america, the land of the free is still a mass incarceration capital of the world.

it's a scar and a scandal on the soul of america, and i have to say something to your viewers that may feel counterintuitive. when it comes to addressing that issue, prosecutors are the tip of the spear. prosecutors in many instances have as much or more power than the judge. and so someone who comes with her experience, who has worked in these cities, who has insured that we don't see a disconnect between safety and justice, she will bring all of that experience to the oval office. i look forward to engaging her. i know where her heart is. we have seen it when as a senator she served on the judiciary committee. i can't wait to see how she'll bring all these skills and experience to bear in the work of government. >> i was very interested to hear what you had to say on that. prosecutors, yes, they often initiate this process that we know has so many problems in it, so you change the composition of that, maybe you affect some of the problems. my other question for you is something we have touched on, the inclusion here.

what do you expect to hear from her tonight and why is it important, do you think, that the democrats have repeatedly said everyone is welcome, all groups, all coaches, lapsed republicans, current republicans? >> listen, this is what i do on sunday morning. when we say the doors to the church are open, we mean it. and look, not only are we saying it, look around this place. we're demonstrating it. our convention looks so very different from the other convention. our party looks so different. our party, our convention, our ticket looks like america. and i'm proud to be a part of it. we have got a long way to go. we have work to do, and those of us who come from the civil rights and human rights tradition, we're always going to be those pushing to go a little closer toward our ideals. but certainly, you see the commitment here. and i just want to say to everybody, get on board. get involved.

don't wait to see where this is headed. we are the leaders that we have been looking for. and this is a moral moment in america. and as i said earlier, when i think about fannie lou hamer and the stand she had to take 60 years ago, whatever your party is, tonight, we move just a little bit closer to justice, a little bit closer toward our ideals. >> what a fitting explanation point on that. senator warnock, thank you for joining joy and me. i'll tell everybody at home, we'll be right back with an interview with none other than congresswoman maxine waters and then the big speeches. the senators, elizabeth warren, carrie washington, and of course, kamala harris tonight. don't it go anywhere. >> hands up in the hair. let's go. ♪♪

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>> we are here at the democratic national convention in the straight city of chicago and i'm joined now by congresswoman maxine waters of the great city of chicago, and dr. glenda glover who is leading the hbcu outreach for the harris campaign. she's past president and ceo of alpha kappa alpha sorority incorporated which you're going to learn a lot about in the next several months and maybe the next four to eight years. thank you very much, both of you, for being here. i want to start with you, congresswoman. so this is your home girl. >> that's right. >> the former united states senator and attorney general from the state of california. how are you feeling tonight? >> i am overwhelmed with joy and anticipation. i'm feeling that something is changing in america. and it's transformational in a

historical way. a black woman, a woman with a background of being indian and jamaican, having graduated from an hbcu, howard university. and who had gone through city attorney, attorney general, vice presidency, the united states senate, as tiffany haddish would say, she ready. >> she ready. let's talk about, alpha kappa alpha, the akas are out of control. i'm going to announce right now, out of control. everyone i have run into is out of control. deservedly so. alpha kappa alpha sorority was founded at howard university. and you have somebody who is from both of those two. who is coming out of that sorority, so i want you to talk about the joy that the divine nine is feeling. >> this excitement is so tremendous, the enthusiasm, and we just harnessed the enthusiasm

into a viable voting plan. yes, alpha kappa alpha, but also the divine nine as a whole. she makes no mistake about telling people that she's elevating the entire divine nine. she wants to make sure they understand, what you all are doing. >> she's a link, too, so they're out of control. talk about the work. there's been a lot of talk about fannie lou hamer and shirley chisholm in this moment. >> that's right. >> this is a building process. it didn't just happen. >> that's right, it didn't just happen. you have fannie lou hamer, who was denied a seat at the democratic convention because she couldn't register to vote. and so four years later, after a lot of work and a lot of fighting, she came back with the delegation and was seated. and of course, shirley chisholm was absolutely a role model for

all of us. >> yeah. and let's not forget reverend jesse jackson who did get his flowers the other day. >> i was campaigning with him 1984 and 1988. i traveled this country with him. they all led us to this point. >> i had a chance to speak with two of vice president kamala harris' line sisters, 32 of them are in this building right now, ready to really party with her as she comes out on stage, but you mentioned the work. because the divine nine is not just celebrating. there's work being done to register people to vote and to work. talk about that. >> well, hbcus have three components, the students, the faculty, and staff. then we have the alumni, which is a huge part of it. hbcu community, so we're working hard with them. but if you allow me a moment to talk about, you're missing fannie lou hamer, let's not

forget freedom summer. it's an anniversary of that also. when hbcu students and others got arrested in mississippi just for the right, fighting for the right to vote. so we're in that moment, that spirit. we're talking about getting mobilized, get out and vote. we have a lot to register, too, but we have enough people registered right now to elect her. >> okay. the confidence. i know you're confident. you have all the hotel rooms in d.c. locked down. yes, absolutely. dr. glenda glover and my moment of maxine. i got a moment of maxine. i missed it. as everyone is partying behind me, you guys can hear we have now broken out the michael jackson, but i want to go to alex wagner, our vibes correspondent, who can evaluate some of the dance moves you're seeing on the floor. oh, you have chuck schumer. >> oh, yeah. >> he'll dance for us. he loves to dance.

>> he was dancing. two seconds ago. i think it was uptown funk. >> it was uptown. i live in brooklyn, uptown. >> and he's got moves. that's all i gotta say. the democratic caucus is showing off their stuff tonight. >> democratic caucus is so happy, we are dancing. >> senator, first of all, how are you feeling? and what are you looking forward to tonight? >> first, i am feeling great. i have been at every convention since 1984. this is the most joyous, the most happy, but also the most unified and the most focused on winning in november. we know how important that is to get a great program done for working families and to make sure donald trump doesn't get in and rip apart our democracy. >> there was talk about how this democratic convention might look like 1968. it was happening in chicago, there seemed to be fractures emerging, and it seems like it's almost the very inverse of what 1968 was about. >> it's 40 years later, 2008,

where everyone was happy and unified and excited, and it's the same. >> what surprised -- let me ask you about the vice president who is going to take the stage tonight. what do you want to hear from her? >> three things. first, i want her to show, and i know she will, a fine human being she is, what a caring person she is. second, a program to help average working families. the idea of helping a new young family with first-time home buying, buys a first time home. so many families want to buy a home. they have enough money to pay the monthly mortgage but not enough for the down payment. the $25,000 help for first-time home buyers is great. third, she's a great prosecutor. wait until she prosecutes the case against donald trump. >> you heard it all there from senate majority leader chuck schumer who also happens to have a formidable running man. i'm not going to talk about the man's roger rabbit. that's for off camera dancing later tonight.

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welcome to msnbc's special coverage of this fourth and final night of the democratic convention in chicago's united center. we are moments away from

senators bob casey and then senator elizabeth warren, who are giving some of the key speeches of the night that we will carry for you. senator casey hails from the critical state of pennsylvania. let's listen to his remarks. >> here's a real -- here's a real question. moms ask me in pennsylvania. what am i supposed to do if i can't afford diapers? in just six months, a box of diapers went up $15. the corporations say your prices are up only because their costs are up. they're selling you a lie. it's in the bag with the diapers. prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up. most companies are good companies. it's the food conglomerates that sit behind the supermarkets, the faceless wholesalers, they're

the ones exporting families at the check-out counter. this is greedflation. i have been fighting it a long time. so has kamala harris. and finally, we're starting to win. when big pharma jacked up the cost of insulin, we passed a bill to stop them. now, for millions of americans, it's capped at $35 a month. so that's one. i have been fighting to ban price gouges on food, and next year, when she's president, kamala harris will sign a bill to do just that. so that's another. and when corporations take advantage of a crisis like toilet paper during the pandemic, we'll hit them with harsher fines when kamala harris is president. now, americans don't expect stuff to be free. but we do expect it to be fair. the people i'm talking to from

allentown to erie, they don't tolerate being ripped off. americans are hard working, honest people. and that's what we have been fighting for. we're fighting for honesty. i'm fighting for it. kamala harris is fighting for it. will you fight for it? all right. let's go out and win this thing. thank you. >> please welcome massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. ♪♪

[ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> i got this.

you know what i love best about kamala harris? kamala harris can't be bought, and she can't be bossed around. now, i first met kamala in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash. the banks had flat out broken laws, cheated people, and stolen homes. millions of americans had lost their jobs, their savings, their homes. now, i was setting up the consumer financial protection bureau, go cfpb! kamala was protecting families as california's attorney general. you bet. and donald was scamming students at trump university and trying

to make money off people losing their homes. kamala harris stepped up. she enforced the law. she fought the giant banks. and she delivered billions of dollars of help for families. and that is the difference between a criminal and a prosecutor. you know what else i love about kamala? she gets it. we need to make life more affordable for working people. yeah. donald trump, the felon, has no plans to lower costs for families. he doesn't know how. and basically, he doesn't really care. when did he ever fill up a gas

tank or worry about a grocery bill? the only bills he worries about are from his criminal defense lawyers. but kamala, she cares deep down. and she will take on the giant corporations that are squeezing american families. in fact, it's something she's done before. during the california wildfires, she went after the price gougers. during the pandemic, we worked together in the senate to stop price gouging. and as president, she will lower costs for your family. she'll take on the wall street firms that buy up millions of houses and apartments and then jack up the rent. she'll take on drug companies

that charge an arm and a leg for prescriptions. she'll take on corporate monopolies that rip off consumers and billionaires who don't pay taxes. and she'll take on right-wing extremists who think they should decide who has access to abortion or ivf. kamala will protect abortion rights nationwide. and there it is. groceries, gas, housing, health care, taxes, abortion. trust donald trump and jd vance to look out for your family? shoot, i wouldn't let those guys -- i wouldn't trust them to move my couch.

we need kamala harris. this election is about your family and your future. i have seen kamala harris fight. i have seen her win. and when it comes to our families and our futures, kamala harris is someone we can trust. so here it is, with joy in our hearts, let's elect kamala harris the next president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ]

>> we have been listening to a boisterous and heartfelt address by senator elizabeth warren. clearly well received in the hall. joy reid is with me. it started out with a clearly emotional moment. what did you think, what were you seeing there? >> i can just tell you that when senator warren was announced and started to walk on that stage, this entire arena erupted. and that sustained applause, which i mean, i can't look on my phone to clock it, but i recorded so i could clock the amount of time. it was on a similar level to the way that tim walz was received. i mean, it was on a similar level to the way bill clinton was received. it was loud, it was sustained. and you could see her get emotional. and i think it's poignant because it really speaks to where the democratic party has moved, ari. this is a party that is

unashamed of being progressive and unashamed of its progressive values. liz warren used to be a republican back in the day. she then shifted and became a democrat, and she's sort of defined and maligned on the right as some sort of socialist, but she's not. she's just an academic who became a politician to try to stop rich people and corporations from cheating people. to stop banks from cheating people. that's a basic value, and that is now a mainstream democratic party progressive value, and i think that's why she's feeling that love. >> for viewers, we have up on screen, as joy is speaking, what we saw moments ago. the clear emotion for senator warren. this is that moment. go ahead, joy. >> she obviously was not expecting -- you know, i just interviewed her yesterday. and she's just jubilant. you know, we both have

interviewed senator warren. she's a jolly, jubilant person. she's always happy and smiling, even when she's fighting and getting at republicans in the big banks. she does it with a natural joy. and so it's really rare to see her that kind of sort of softly, like, you know, crying. like it's just not what she's normally like. so literally, i have run into her in the airport and she's jogging along like, hey, so it was poignant. i have to be honest. i think you can feel the emotion from everyone around me here in this space. you felt it in this arena. they love that lady. and she has a great love for and a fantastic personal relationship with vice president harris, and it shows. >> yeah. >> they're homegirls. >> i appreciate you walking us through what you felt and heard in the auditorium. these people are many things. they're policy experts, writers, orators, they're not oscar winning actors.

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to quote vice president kamala harris, we did it, joe. we have all made it to night four. the finale of the democratic national convention 2024. we know you can watch this anywhere. we're so grateful to have you here watching together with us. i'm rachel maddow here at msnbc headquarters in new york alongside all the people you would most like to squeeze into your living room to watch everything that is going to happen tonight. lawrence o'donnell, jen psaki, nicolle wallace, chris hayes, from chicago, now with the assistance of msnbc branded ear plugs in case they get too close to the minnesota delegation, our friends joy reid and alex wagner on the convention floor. where we have been seeing a lot of people dressed in white in suffragette white, as kamala harris gets ready to accept the

democratic nomination for the president. it's been 152 years since victoria woodhaul became the first woman to ever run for president in this country, long before women even had the right to vote. it has been 52 years since shirley chisholm became the first black candidate for president. it has been eight years since hillary clinton became the first woman nominated for president by a major party. kamala harris tonight will accept the nomination of her party as the culminating event of what has been a supercharged, energetic, profoundly enthusiastic convention. television ratings, to the extent they matter in the world, so far ratings show that the democrats have pretty widely outpaced the republican convention in terms of how many americans have been watching this thing each night thus far. but it's really only the beginning. tonight's acceptance speech, tonight's finale from the democratic convention in chicago, this will start a 75-day sprint to election night. we expect to hear tonight from

some of the biggest names of this new generation of democratic politics tonight. you'll hear from people like michigan governor gritchen whitmer, also florida governor maxwell frost, the first gen z member of congress. we'll hear from lucy mcbath who lost her son to gun violence. we'll hear from gabby gifford who herself was shot and grievously wounded when she was a member of congress. we'll hear from gabby giffords' husband, navel aviator, former astronaut mark kelly who was vetted as a potential vice presidential running mate for kamala harris. we'll also hear from former congressman and iraq and afghanistan war veteran adam kinzinger who will round out what has been a long list of republicans who have addressed this democratic convention to support harris for president and to encourage their fellow republicans to do the same. we're going to have musical performances tonight from the chicks, formerly known as the dixie chicks, also from pink.

we have all that ahead before kamala harris addresses the convention tonight to officially accept the democratic party's nomination for president of the united states. let's go right to the stage. here's congressman pat ryan who just took to the stage. >> that's the thing about west point. the day you take the oath to defend our country, you get to look the person in the eye who may one day, god forbid, send you to war. and take their measure. and every time, kamala harris looked back with respect, with reverence. that day, i saw our next commander in chief. at west point, you learn the honor code. a cadet will not lie, cheat,

steal, or tolerate those who do. well, there's a candidate who has violated every word in that code. a serial liar, cheater, thief, who looked soldiers in the eye, then turned around and called fallen heroes suckers and losers. who insulted medal of honor recipients just last week. i tell you what i think of donald trump, they told me i can't say that word on tv. i'm going to use an i'm going to use an army term. fubar. if you don't know fubar, google it. these last few weeks have felt like a new day in america.

when we are waking up, rising up as patriots. to demand our next president not only treat our veterans with respect, but everyone with respect. with dignity. with decency. with the truth. someone like kamala harris. our next commander-in-chief. >> democratic new york congressman, army veteran pat ryan speaking. chris. >> pat ryan, fun fact. the first west point graduate to represent west point. he is a congressman from the hudson valley. he was talking about something and i was thinking about this last night as i was going to bed at 2:00 in the morning. donald trump is a bore and in

many ways. in some ways that is his brand. he's not like you and i. i have a golden toilet in my bathroom kind of thing. no one asked like that. whenever you say the most basic stuff like we look out for our neighbors, we are decent to each other, i love my kids. it all feels like this rebuke. this convention is very good at that, reasserting decency. don't be a jerk. don't insult medal of honor recipients. like i love my family. all of this stuff which is at some level almost cliche, but it takes on this kind of real, acute force because it is all a rebuke of the guy on the other ticket. >> look at the scenes we are seeing right now. this is what the convention looks like today. >> i think the mission of any convention for any party, this is lightning in a jar. how do you bottle it and how do

you scale it when the lights are down, you're back in your community and squeezing that in before and after work? i think to chris hayes's point, you reflect over the last three days of all that has been normalized and it all sucks. we normalized having to go on tv and cover the smearing of gold-medal families. we did not do it on purpose. we did it because it is our job to cover the news and the news is what the president did and the president is donald trump. when you cover a normal reaction and their father is suddenly vice president and you have to wonder do i cover the hate from the loons on the right. you realize all of these moral boundaries that have and annihilated in the eight years and to see the country finally reacting to it and saying enough. >> one of the things we are seeing, a lot of people wearing white tonight. essentially suffragette white.

>> and it happened, it seems, organically. there was discussion and rumors of it, but you can see it scattered across the stadium with men and women as well. i would just add, and he is about to speak. >> this is our colleague, reverend al sharpton from the national action network. let's watch. we will be back. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. good evening. i stand before you as the president of national action network. we do not endorse candidates, but we report where candidates stand on criminal justice, economic empowerment, health equity and other issues. on one side of this race is donald trump. a fellow new yorker i've known for 40 years. only once, once in that time

did he take a position on racial issues. he spent a small fortune on full-page ads calling for the execution of five innocent young teenagers. well, i'm going to bring them out in a minute, and you will hear from them tonight. because they were not executed, they are here to continue to fight. but it was there that i saw trump loved to fan racial flames. on the other side is a woman that i have walked with in selma, alabama to commemorate the 59th anniversary of bloody sunday. kamala harris spoke to me that day about unity and passing bills. all he ever heard from donald

trump was how he could get an advantage. i see one candidate to wants to protect the right to vote, while the other has tried to cook up 11,000 votes in georgia. i see a candidate who with joe biden brought leaders to the white house to confront hatred. running against a man who said neo-nazis in charlottesville were fine people. i see a candidate who has sought to reform and uphold the law and a man who wrongly assumes his mug shot appeals to black americans. i went with kamala harris in every job she had. she has consistently committed to making government work.

for those of us who have been disadvantaged. all donald trump has been consistent about is making himself richer and sewing division to get that done. this man said right here in chicago a few weeks ago, refusing to apologize for claims that migrants were taking black jobs. well, in november we are going to show him when blacks do their job. and we want to join with whites and brown and asians and we are going to do a job on those that have done a job on us.

tonight we are going to realize shirley chisholm's dream. 52 years ago i was one of the youth directors in her campaign for president and 52 years after she was told to sit down, i know she is watching us tonight as a black woman stands up to accept the nomination for president of the united states. we have fought too hard for women to be told to get out of the kitchen. we are now on our way to the

oval office. we won't go back. we fought hard. we fought hard for lgbtq loved ones to get out of the closet. we won't go back! we fought hard for the right to choose. the right to education. we suffered and died and bled, went to jail to get the right to vote. we won't go back!

so we must be committed, no matter how the supreme court tries to roll back on civil rights. no matter what amount of money they have. we are here because others fought and suffered for us and we vowed tonight, we won't go back! this november, we will go forward to fulfill the promise of a just and fair nation and let me say as we transition, i'm a preacher and in psalms that says joy comes in the morning. we endured january 6. we have endured conspiracy theories.