Barack Obama took the stage on the second night of the Democratic National Convention and pitched Kamala Harris as the natural successor to his legacy.
“Yes she can,” he said in the middle of his speech. “I am feeling hopeful.”
The echoes of Obama’s early political career were strong on Tuesday night (“This convention has always been pretty good to kids with funny names who believe in a country where anything is possible,” he said Tuesday, referencing his famous 2004 DNC speech). Chants reminiscent of Obama’s two presidential campaigns filled the United Center in Chicago as he and his wife delivered remarks to loud cheers.