Today on Political Rewind, the final day of the Democratic National convention saw Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance bottoms feature in a prime-time spot just hours before Joe Biden’s acceptance speech. Bottoms paid tribute to the late Congressman John Lewis and highlighted his life-long fight for voting rights, which she said are still under threat.

The panel weighs in on how the themes laid out this week will shape the campaign in the weeks to come.

Our panel featured special guest Robert Costa, Host of Washington Week and National Political Reporter for the Washington Post. Also on the panel, Jim Galloway, Lead Political Writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dr. Andra Gillespie, political science Professor and Director of the James Weldon Johnson Institute on Race at Emory University and Patricia Murphy, syndicated columnist and Roll Call opinion writer.

Joe Biden speaks to a crowd.
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Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Morehouse College in this photo from November 2015.

Credit: David Goldman/AP

 

Panelists:

Robert Costa — Host, Washington Week and National Political Reporter, Washington Post

Jim Galloway — Lead Political Writer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Dr. Andra Gillespie — Political Science Professor and Director James Weldon Johnson Institute on Race, Emory University

Patricia Murphy — Syndicated Columnist, Roll Call Opinion Writer

 

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