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Ambassador and former US Senator Carol Moseley Braun talked with The 21st about her support of Joe Biden for president as well as their history together during her time in the Senate. She also talked about her fight against renewing a design patent for the United Daughters of the Confederacy because it contained the Confederate flag.
US Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined The 21st to talk about the Democratic National Convention, attacks by President Donald Trump and controversy surrounding Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Illinois is a reliably blue state. But when you look at a map, there’s a lot of red at the county by county level. The 21st is joined by a panel of guests to talk more about their reactions to the Democratic National Convention and what it is like to be a Democrat in Trump country.
The 21st is joined by Marie Newman, a progressive voice in the Democratic party. She is the Democratic nominee for Illinois' 3rd congressional district in the US House of Representatives. She defeated 7-time-incumbent Dan Lipinski in March.
The 21st is joined by State Senator Kimberly Lightford about what is at stake this election, vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris and the future of the Democratic Party in Illinois.
