In a post on Medium a few hours before taking the stage, Harris wrote that her hometown of Oakland gave her a "deep belief in the promise of our country - and a deep understanding of the parts of that promise that still remain unfulfilled."
Kuphosti ye-Medium emahoreni ambalwa ngaphambi kokungena esteji, uHarris wabhala ukuthi idolobha langakubo i-Oakland lalimenza abe "nenkolelo ejulile yokwethemba izwe lethu - kanye nokuqonda okujulile kwezingxenye zaleso sethembiso esingakafezeki."