Everyday Americans Were the Stars of the DNC

The centering of their voices served as a reminder that lawmakers work at the behest of the people — not the other way around

Andrea González-Ramírez
GEN
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3 min readAug 21, 2020

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Brayden Harrington addresses the Democratic National Convention. Photo: Handout/Getty Images

Decked in a coral-colored shirt and standing in his poster-covered bedroom, 13-year-old Brayden Harrington told the story of a meeting that changed his life. See, Brayden has a…

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Andrea González-Ramírez
GEN
Writer for

Award-winning Puerto Rican journalist. Senior Writer at New York Magazine’s The Cut. Formerly GEN, Refinery29, and more. Read my work: https://www.thecut.com/