Valley Democratic applaud Harris' DNC speech, Republicans criticize it

As Vice President Kamala Harris took the signifier successful Chicago connected Thursday night, Central Valley Democrats were determination to invited their caller candidate.

"It was electrifying. It was exciting," Estella Kessler said. "I person never, and I've done a batch of campaigns, seen arsenic affirmative arsenic I saw this week," Doug Kessler said.

The Kesslers are delegates from Selma, and the hubby and woman were astatine the United Center this week for the Democratic National Convention. The Kesslers were portion of California's astir 500 delegates.

"California was smack successful the middle, close successful beforehand of the stage," Estella said. "There's a batch of us."

The California delegation enactment Harris and her moving mate, Tim Walz, implicit the apical this week, ceremonially making them the party's nominees.

Harris spoke astir issues connected Thursday arsenic she accepted the information and promised a "new mode forward."

"...To a aboriginal with a beardown and increasing mediate people due to the fact that we cognize a beardown mediate people has ever been captious to America's success," the Vice President said.

Harris' connection landed powerfully with the Kesslers, who accidental the economy, immigration, and adjacent overseas argumentation are large issues for them this election.

"It was breathtaking to spot that each the things she talked astir were the things that I see issues to beryllium tackled," Estella said.

Many issues are the aforesaid for Valley Republicans, similar erstwhile Congresswoman Connie Conway from Tulare.

Conway says Harris' code was airy connected details and says speech is inexpensive erstwhile voters tin justice Harris' grounds arsenic vice president for themselves.

"What is this policy? What are you going to alteration that you haven't done successful the past three-and-a-half years?" Conway said.

"Convince maine that there's thing you're going to bash due to the fact that your words are retired there, your actions are retired there."