Mike Segar
- Democrats leaned into traditional patriotic symbolism and rhetoric at their convention.
- Speakers emphasized military might and love of country, all while chants of "USA" rang out.
- Republicans have branded themselves as the party of patriotism for decades, but that's changing.
Donald Trump may sometimes literally hug the American flag, but Democrats showed during their four-day convention that they are just as ready to embrace the red, white, and blue. After Kamala Harris formally accepted the nomination as presidential candidate, 100,000 patriotic balloons fell to the floor of the United Center.