>> Reporting from the DNC in Chicago for "Here& Now".

I'm Steven Potter senior political reporter, Zach Schultz brought live analysis from Media Row at the convention all week.

>> And tonight wraps it up with our political panelists, Democrat Scot Ross.

>> Zach, thanks, Fred.

And I am joined here.

Scot Ross, Bill McCoshen, it's been a great week.

Thank you for coming back one more time.

A little shorter today.

Yeah that's all we that's all we have the energy for.

After the whole week.

Let's start first reactions to the speech last night Kamala Harris came out Scott did she hit her marks?

Did she do what she needed to do?

>> Well, Kamala Harris needed to give the remarks of her career and instead she gave the inauguration speech for the ages.

I mean, I don't think we've ever seen so much enthusiasm.

I actually talked to somebody who had been in convention since 1984.

They said they've never heard a reaction quite like that.

You know what we get with Kamala Harris and Tim Walls is the most experienced, most energetic, most qualified ticket in American presidential history.

In our 248 years.

>> What's your surprise?

Yeah, I saw it a little bit different.

I think we all agree that the vibe down there, the energy Monday through Wednesday was was off the charts and I was starting to get worried about that as a Republican.

And so the extremely high.

I don't think she met the mark.

And let me tell you why.

There were three segments of her speech.

The first part was about her childhood.

I thought that was very, very good.

The second part was really about all about Donald Trump.

I don't think that was in her best interest or very good.

And then the last part was high level platitudes, but without any specifics.

So there was a lot of Steil this week.

She spent more time talking about the John Lewis Voting Rights Act than she did about inflation for gas prices or rent or groceries, and those are the things that voters care about.

So I don't think she hit the mark.

out to me was about foreign policy, which she really went into, and she got a big reaction from the crowd talking about support for Ukraine, talking about support for Israel, and support for the Palestinians to have some level of self-determination.

Do you think that's a C ty?

Does she needed to hit that mark?

We haven't really addressed the Palestinian protest down in Chicago during the week, but did she do enough for her own party there?

>> Oh, absolutely, I think so.

And I think again, and with the conversation about Donald Trump, this was about showing the difference that you have compassion, dignity, fairness.

Those words aren't even in Donald Trump's vocabulary.

He doesn't even know those words.

And again, on foreign policy, you're going to get what Donald Trump gave us or you're going to get what Kamala Harris laid out last night, which is a reasoned, responsible understanding, compassionate, compassionate >> I the part I like best about the speech is what she said about Israel.

I think that was very important to let our strongest ally in the region know that regardless of how this election turns out, the United States of America is going to stand with Israel.

I think that was critical, and I was glad she said that.

The part about Ukraine, I think she could have gone into a little bit more detail there, but overall, they wanted this to be about freedom, about America and flag waving.

In some ways, it felt like a Republican convention, to be honest.

So I did enjoy that part.

we've been talking about because after the GOP convention we talked about that didn't feel like your your grandfather's GOP convention.

That felt different.

This didn't feel like your grandfather's Democratic mean, we know realignment is real.

Are they are we seeing it in policy and on the stage at the same time?

>> Yeah, I think we are.

It you know, a lot more working people which I like, because that's how I grew up.

That's what attracted my dad to Ronald Reagan back in 1980.

So I like that.

I hope we continue down that path.

I don't want to be the country club party.

I want to be the party of the people.

>> I think that the Republican Party has regressed into a very small, very cynical, very bitter, divisive party.

And I think the Democrats, again, you saw from, you know, you saw from the stage independent Oprah Winfrey, Republican Adam Kinzinger, this is going to be the biggest coalition to deliver the biggest victory for a Democratic candidate in American history.

blowout or closer to a nail biter in your estimation?

>> I mean, I want to say it's going to be a nail biter because everybody's got to do every piece of work they need to do.

But I think that Kamala Harris will win Wisconsin by more than Obama.

Barack Obama did nail biter.

question about it.

And I think the debate on September 10th could be decisive.

Let's not forget the last debate ended Joe Biden's political career.

>> And I think the prosecutor versus the 34 year convicted, 34 time convicted felon might end that 78 year old's career.

>> So we have seen some massive twists and turns in just the last few months with the assassination attempt, with Biden dropping out with this huge resurgence in enthusiasm among Democrats, are there still more to come, or do you think the race is kind of leveled off and this is what we're going to get?

Swift get involved in the race number one.

Number two, does Joe Biden step aside and make her the president of the United States during the race?

>> I don't think the second thing is going to happen.

I don't know if the first thing is going to happen.

I hope not, but I do think this I think we have a better, a better chance of seeing Beyonce and Taylor Swift teaming up for a duet on the campaign trail for Kamala Harris.

Then we see Melania Trump coming out to campaign for Donald.

Little John.

He's already made his decision.

He's with Kamala.

Yeah.

coming out.

Is Harris leading in the next Marquette poll in Wisconsin?

And by how much in your eyes?

Harris isn't leading that poll, everybody should start ignoring that poll once and for all, because it's very clear every single indicator from inside and outside of the state is that the momentum is on Kamala Harris and Tim Walz's side and Democrat side, and freedom side.

And there's a reason for that.

It's the policies abortion, you know, democracy and such.

>> The last one had Trump leading by one with registered voters.

It had Harris leading by one with likely voters.

If there is one next week, which is traditional for Marquette, I would imagine she'd be up by a couple points.

All right, Bill Scott, thank you for a wonderful week.

>> We appreciate you coming back.

Absolutely.

the Republican convention.

If I'd feel welcome, bill, I think is the same way with the Democratic convention.

I just want to say the reason that we of the PBS Wisconsin team.

You know, you, Frederica, Cynthia, Andrew, the other Zach, Ethan Steven and Ana Marissa, you Steven and Ana Marissa, you