“Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head,” Obama said. “He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is.”

Her address was the talk of the delegation Tuesday, as was the picture of state Sen. Gloria Butler cheering Obama that graced coverage of the speech in The New York Times.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who arrived on the Zoom call a smidge late Tuesday after helping her kids log on to virtual learning, said she couldn’t stop replaying Obama’s speech in her mind.

“I want to bed dreaming about Michelle Obama. Literally,” she quipped. “Then I threw in Barack just for support. He made a cameo appearance.”

Bottoms will deliver her own prime-time speech Thursday, shortly before Biden accepts the nomination. She told fellow Democratic delegates that it’s up to them to help Biden rack up such a commanding lead that Trump can’t cast doubt about the integrity of the vote.

“All eyes are literally on Georgia,” she said. “We’re not going to let this country down.”

One of the guests at the breakfast was U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, one of Biden’s 2020 Democratic rivals featured on the convention’s first day.

“You saw a party united last night,” Klobuchar told the assembled Georgians, adding: “In a state like yours, we’re going to have to bring in independents and moderate Republicans as well as getting our turnout as strong as it can.”

In prime time, John Lewis still on Democrats’ minds

There were at least four mentions of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights giant who died in July, during Monday night’s prime-time speeches. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, who hosted Lewis at the city’s Black Lives Matter Plaza in what was the Atlanta lawmaker’s final public appearance, mentioned his participation in the March on Washington.

George Floyd’s brothers talked about participating in what Lewis called “good trouble,” and Alabama U.S. Sen. Doug Jones referenced Lewis’ voting rights march across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Michelle Obama quoted Lewis directly in what we already told you was a highly praised speech that closed out day one. She encouraged viewers to vote and use their voices against injustice in the spirit of Lewis.

“Echoing heroes like John Lewis who said, ‘When you see something that is not right, you must say something. You must do something,‘” Obama said in her closing. “That is the truest form of empathy. Not just feeling, but doing.”

Veteran Ga. delegate reflects on a convention like none other

Woodrow Wilson Golden has attended 11 Democratic National Conventions, so he wasn’t sure whether this year’s virtual format would be able to keep his attention without the distraction of a packed arena and nearby concession stands when a speaker loses his attention. Monday night left him pleasantly surprised and proud.

“I was riveted and lifted,” Golden, who lives in Gainesville, said after the first day’s events closed out shortly after 11 p.m. He is looking forward to how the convention will continue to build toward Biden’s acceptance speech Thursday night. “What a great start.”

Delegations celebrate 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment

The Georgia and Tennessee delegations partnered for a joint event Tuesday evening in honor of the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Set to participate in the event were Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, activist Lilly Ledbetter, former DNC Chairwoman Donna Brazile and singer-songwriter Jason Isbell.

The woman’s suffrage movement dates to 1647, but it ramped up in the mid-1800s, according to an Associated Press report from 1920. Congress on Aug. 18, 1920, approved language drafted by Susan B. Anthony that states: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”

As a result, states could no longer prohibit women to vote based on gender alone. President Donald Trump said he would mark Tuesday’s anniversary by posthumously pardoning Anthony, who was convicted of casting votes illegally in 1872.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter endorse Biden remotely

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, submitted a video endorsing Joe Biden that was aired as part of the prime-time programming.

“Joe has the experience, character, and decency to bring us together and restore America’s greatness,” Carter said. “We deserve a person with integrity and judgment, someone who is honest and fair, someone who is committed to what is best for the American people.”

The Carters, who live in Plains and are both in their 90s, have limited their public appearances even by video in recent months. The video consisted of an audio recording of their remarks that played over a slideshow of photos of the couple over the years.

Georgia grabs primetime spotlight with Abrams, Yates, Park

The Carters were just the first of a slew of Georgia voices featured during Thursday’s programming. Former candidate for governor Stacey Abrams was the featured speaker in the joint keynote address administered by 17 “rising stars” of the party. State Rep. Sam Park, D-Lawrenceville, was also included in the group.

“This nation belongs to all of us, and in every election we choose how we will create a more perfect union,” Abrams said during her two-minute close. “Not by taking sides, but by taking stock of where we are and what we need. This year’s choice could not be more clear.”

Then came former acting U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates, who was fired by Trump after 10 days in his administration for refusing to defend his travel ban. Speaking from an Atlanta office, she accused Trump of “trying to weaponize the Justice Department” to help friends and attack enemies.

“His constant attacks on the FBI, the free press, inspectors general, federal judges — they all have one purpose: to remove any check on his abuse of power,” she said. “Put simply, he treats our country like it’s his family business. This time, bankrupting our nation’s moral authority, at home and abroad.”

Building a DNC playlist with Barack Obama and ‘DJ Maggie’

Former President Barack Obama on Monday released an eclectic music playlist to coincide with the convention.

“Over the past few months, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to music with my family,” he wrote on Twitter. “I wanted to share some of my favorites from the summer—including songs from some of the artists at this week’s @DemConvention. Hope you enjoy it.”

The artists include country act The Chicks, rapper Megan Thee Stallion, Obama family favorite Beyoncé and John Coltrane.

But the former president isn’t the only one bringing the tunes. Democratic Party of Georgia communications director Maggie Chambers plays a song at the beginning and end of each morning breakfast meeting.

Monday’s jam: “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire. Today’s meeting featured Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.”

State Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick shouted out “DJ Maggie” in the Zoom chat as delegation members swayed on the screen. Chambers said she is accepting requests.

Looking ahead: Barack Obama, Kamala Harris headline on Wednesday

We don’t see any Georgia speakers on tap for Wednesday, but the prime-time schedule is packed. Grammy Award-winning singers Billie Eilish and Jennifer Hudson are scheduled to perform, lending the evening its star power. The slate of speakers includes U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. senator and Biden running mate Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama.