DNC attendees tell ABC News what they hope to hear from Kamala Harris’ speech

(CHICAGO) — As the nation awaits Vice President Kamala Harris’s speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, attendees told ABC News what they hope to hear from the presidential candidate.

“The more I hear about her, the more I want to go door to door, call and talk to everyone about how I can put her in office,” a Colorado delegate said of Harris.

A transgender delegate from Nebraska told ABC News that accepting the Democratic nomination comes with a responsibility for Harris to lead on behalf of all Americans.

“I want to hear their vision for the future of all Americans,” they said, referring to the LGBTQ+, Hispanic and Asian Pacific communities.

“We need someone to look after all of us because we are a collective society,” they added. “We are a country where everyone is welcome and we need someone to express that.”

Another DNC attendee told ABC News that a Harris presidency would usher in a “new generation” of politicians in America.

“New faces, new people, women, transgender, gays and lesbians. People of color. It’s time,” they said.

A member of the Potawatomi Nation Tribal Council told ABC News he hopes Harris lets her voters and supporters know that she is grateful for the hard work being done to support her candidacy.

“I would like to hear her tell all voters and supporters that she is grateful to them, that she knows everyone is working hard, and that she accepts all people of all races and from all work environments and establishments,” he said.

The theme of “freedom” ran throughout the DNC in Chicago this week, and a member of the LGBTQ+ caucus told ABC they hoped that would be reflected in Harris’ remarks on Thursday.

“It’s not just about freedom in the democratic ideal, it’s about the freedom of all of us being able to be our true, authentic selves and represent ourselves to America,” they said.

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