PHILADELPHIA — The Democratic Party is set to make history by nominating the first female presidential candidate from a major party.
On the first night of the Democratic National Convention, first lady Michelle Obama stole the show on the same night Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and U.S. Senator from Mass. Elizabeth Warren also took the stage.
FOX25 caught up with Warren in Philadelphia on day two of the convention.
“It’s very exciting to be here in Philly,” Warren said. “I brought my daughter, I brought my granddaughter, this is truly an historic moment and I am excited to be here with the Mass. delegation.”
Sanders supporters, dismayed by the DNC’s leaked email scandal that’s been bubbling over in the past week, disrupted speakers all evening Monday – even as many in the party are calling for unity.
“This is a moment when we can come together and make so clear what it is that we are fighting for,” Warren said. “We really want an economy that works, not just for those at the top, we want an economy that works for everyone.”
The Democratic Party is scrambling to unify in the face of a pending battle with Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the fall.
Warren said the kind of divisiveness that has marked the kickoff to the convention is just what the Republicans were hoping to see.
“Like Bernie said, that’s what Trump hopes happens and it’s good for Donald Trump, just like Bernie said,” she added.
Bill Clinton is slated to take the stage Tuesday night and Warren said she hopes he can help bring out the party’s message.
“I want him to talk about our values, what it is that we are out there fighting for,” she said. “This is the stuff I want to talk about. The proposals for how we make change.”