'Democracy knows no party': Kinzinger
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger said he never thought he'd be at the DNC -- but the Republican went on to explain what drew him to support Harris.
"Donald Trump has suffocated the soul of the Republican Party," he said. "His fundamental weakness has coursed through my party like an illness. Sapping our strength. Softening our spine. Whipping us into a fever that has untethered us from our values."
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He said the Democrats are "as patriotic as" Republicans, continuing a theme of the night, as the crowd chanted "U.S.A.!"
After recounting the "profound sorrow" of Jan. 6, he said he suspected other conservatives would belong at the DNC as well.
"Democracy knows no party. It is a living, breathing ideal that defines us as a nation. It is the bedrock that separates us from tyranny -- and when that foundation is fractured, we must stand united to strengthen it," he said, while urging people to "vote for our bedrock values" by voting for Harris.