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Aug
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.Though Republicans have branded themselves as the party of capital-P patriotism since the Nixon years, Democrats sought to reclaim American pride this week. A striking number of this year's speakers focused on military might and distinctly American values, from Harris herself to Iraq war veterans.Efforts to cast the Democratic party as…