Specter of possible 2016 repeat likely to haunt Democratic feast in Chicago

Harris and Walz seem to be heeding a number of lessons that emerged from Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss. Illustration: Guardian Design

The Democratic national convention opens at the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls, on Monday, as a renascent party embraces its new leader Kamala Harris and attempts to supercharge her bid for the White House.

Up to 50,000 visitors are expected to descend on Chicago through the week, buoyed up by a Democratic presidential ticket that is currently in the driving seat. As the Republican grandee Karl Rove put it to Fox News recently: “Donald Trump is clearly in a subordinate role here.”