The Democratic National Convention's second night highlighted the party's past presidents, particularly Chicago's own Barack Obama. The Democrats also went all-in on promoting cross-party appeal, featuring a former Donald Trump spokeswoman and a Republican mayor from the battleground state of Arizona.Video above: Harris, Walz ceremoniously nominatedVice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, ducked out of Chicago to hold a rally just up the interstate in Milwaukee, wooing voters in swing state Wisconsin. It's a recognition that, regardless of whatever good vibes may exist at the convention, Democrats expect this presidential election to be razor-close.Here are some takeaways from the convention's second night.The ex-presidents clubIf the Republican convention was all about Trump, the Democrats on Tuesday wanted to put Harris in a pantheon with past presidents.The biggest validators of the night were former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. The latter linked Harris with her husband by telling the rapt crowd, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�America, hope is making a comeback.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Barack Obama, for his part, reached back to his own 2004 convention speech to tie Harris to his legacy. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I am feeling hopeful -- because this convention has always been pretty good to kids with funny names who believe in a country where everything is possible,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said.It wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t just the Obamas making the case for the vice president. The grandsons of Jimmy Carter and John F. Kennedy also portrayed her as the natural heir of past Democratic leaders.As groundbreaking as Harris바카라 게임 웹사이트� candidacy is as the first woman of color to be her party바카라 게임 웹사이트�s nominee, these speeches by an ex-president and presidential progeny were all about linking her to a broader historical arc and evoking the excitement of Obama바카라 게임 웹사이트�s 2008 run that Harris hopes to replicate.Diverting from the high roadThe Obamas did not hold back in lacing into Trump. Michelle Obama's well-worn adage from years past that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�when they go low, we go high바카라 게임 웹사이트� no longer seemed operative.Barack Obama called Trump 바카라 게임 웹사이트�a 78-year-old billionaire who hasn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Michelle Obama also took a personal swipe, saying: 바카라 게임 웹사이트�For years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us. His limited and narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hardworking, highly educated, successful people who also happened to be Black.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Playing off her famous line about Republicans going low, Michelle Obama suggested that Trump was going 바카라 게임 웹사이트�small바카라 게임 웹사이트� and that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s unhealthy, and quite frankly, it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s unpresidential.바카라 게임 웹사이트�DNC dance partyPolitical conventions technically happen so that delegates can nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates.This year, the Democrats took care of that job in advance. But that didn't stop them from holding a ceremonial do-over and turning it into a raucous dance party.DJ Cassidy strode on stage in a bright blue double-breasted suit and spun tunes for every state as they nominated Harris and Walz. Minnesota got 바카라 게임 웹사이트�1999바카라 게임 웹사이트� by native son Prince, Kansas got 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Carry on Wayward Son바카라 게임 웹사이트� by, well, Kansas. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Born in the U.S.A.바카라 게임 웹사이트� by Bruce Springsteen played as New Jersey weighed in.Usually it was governors or state party chairs calling out the votes, but some states passed the mic to make serious points. Kate Cox, who unsuccessfully sued her home state of Texas while seeking an abortion for a non-viable fetus, announced Texas바카라 게임 웹사이트� votes. A survivor of the 2017 Las Vegas strip gun massacre announced Nevada바카라 게임 웹사이트�s votes.The roll call highlight was when Atlanta rapper Lil Jon strode through the United Center to the beats of 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Turn Down for What,바카라 게임 웹사이트� his song with DJ Snake, and rapped his support for Harris and Walz.Democrats are eager to highlight how Harris바카라 게임 웹사이트� ascension has energized the party. The roll call fit that vibe.America바카라 게임 웹사이트�s blind date with Doug EmhoffDoug Emhoff wants America to love his wife as much as he does.His convention speech Tuesday night focused on their love story and offered a personal glimpse meant to pull in voters, too. 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Republican Mayor John Giles of Mesa, Arizona, also was to speak on Tuesday about why he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s backing Harris. Giles sees Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s policies as hurting cities like his.A weighty prop to drive home the Democrats' message on Project 2025Each day of the DNC is to feature a speaker brandishing an oversized tome designed to represent the Project 2025 policy book from the conservative Heritage Foundation.Project 2025 is on one hand a very typical Washington effort, uniting a bunch of wonks and activists to map out a potential agenda for the next president. In this case, the authors include many officials who served in Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s administration and remain close to the candidate. Its organizers say they바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve gotten dozens of conservative groups to sign on to the push, making it far more meaningful than the average collection of policy papers.Democrats use Project 2025 as shorthand for their warnings about what might transpire in a second Trump term, particularly potential revisions to civil service rules to ensure more of the federal workforce is loyal to the president. But it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s also got page after page of other proposals, grist for attacks from the convention podium.On Tuesday, it was Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta바카라 게임 웹사이트�s turn to wave the big book. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�It is a radical plan to drag us backwards,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he declared.Michigan Sen. Gary Peters didn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t wield the prop, but name-checked the initiative.And Harris chimed in from Milwaukee, telling the rally crowd, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Can you believe they put that thing in writing?바카라 게임 웹사이트�