CHICAGO – Pete Buttigieg was snapping selfies in the hallway. Cory Booker was shouting from a table. Josh Shapiro waited nearby. Gretchen Whitmer was late for breakfast.
It was the second day of the Democratic National Convention. The party’s up-and-comers were darting from hotel to hotel. The morning meetings for state party delegations were a prime chance for a generation of waiting Democratic talent. They could try out stump speeches on seasoned activists.
With the Democratic ticket locked in, party loyalists seek the future. Their bench of candidates runs deep. In Chicago, the party’s biggest names jostled for a head start.
The Breakfast Club: Launchpad For Future Democratic Leaders
