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1. Performance clip – Maren Morris performs "Better Than When We Found It"
2. UPSOUND (English) Stevie Wonder, recording artist: "We must choose to be above the ugly words, the hateful anger and the division those words and anger create. We must keep on keeping on keeping on until we truly
are a united people of these United States. And then. And then we will reach a higher ground. Are y’all ready? Are y’all ready to reach a higher ground? Are you ready to reach a higher higher higher ground. Tell me. I want to hear you again. Are you ready?"
3. Performance clip – Stevie Wonder performs "Higher Ground"
4. UPSOUND (English) Kenan Thompson, actor/comedian: "You ever seen a document that could kill a small animal and Dmocracy at the same time? Here it is. You know how when you download an app and there are hundreds of pages there that you don’t read, it’s just the terms and
conditions and you just click agree? Right. Well, these are the terms and conditions of a
second Trump presidency. You vote for him. You vote for all of this. Let’s take a look (slams book down)."
5. UPSOUND (English) Kenan Thompson, actor/comedian: "It is in this book. You can read it online at kamalaharris.com/project 2025. And most importantly, you can stop it from ever happening by electing Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States."
6. Kenan Thomspon exits stage, drops book to floor
5. UPSOUND (English) Mindy Kaling, actor: "My name is Mindy Kaling. For those of you who don’t know me, I am an incredibly famous Gen Z actress who you might recognize from ‘The Office.’ Thank you. ‘The Mindy
Project.’ Or as the woman who courageously outed Kamala Harris as Indian in an Instagram cooking video. Yes. You’re welcome. Kamala Harris can cook. Guys, she was so much better than me. But she also knew that my family was watching. So as she gently corrected my sloppy dosa making, she was complimenting me every step of the way, making sure that my daughter, Kit, heard how good of a cook I am. She had no desire to be seen as better than anyone else. She just wanted my kid to be impressed with her mom. And when she finally and when she finally bit into my dosa, she looked at me and said, ‘Mmm. Really good.’ And then never took another bite again. Yes, yes. But it is that warmth, that generosity of spirit that I know she will bring to the White House as our next president. Kamala Harris cares deeply about other people.She will fight to protect our freedoms because those are the values that her mother passed down to her."
++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++
STORYLINE:
Singer Maren Morris brought her plea for progress “Better Than We Found It” to the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night in Chicago.
The Grammy winner from Arlington, Texas, has been leaning more toward pop recently but struck a decidedly country tone on the stage at the United Center for the third day of the DNC.
The song was released in 2020 in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and was viewed as an implicit rejection of former President Trump’s rhetoric.
Stevie Wonder used his keyboard as a podium on the stage of the Democratic convention, giving a brief speech before breaking into “Higher Ground.”
He asked the audience, “Are y’all ready to reach a higher ground? Because you know we need Kamala Harris.”
The 74-year-old musical luminary then broke into his 1973 classic from the album “Innervisions,” accompanied by a DJ and dancers clad in white.
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