Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List says the group has helped elect women to both houses of Congress, and now will for the White House.
DNC house band playing.
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries gets the crowd energized with a series of rhyming comparisons between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
It's a "choice between secretary of state and secretary of hate. ... Trump is a bounced check, Hillary is money in the bank."
Congressman Andre Carson of Indiana said if Donald Trump and Mike Pence have their way "this slide into hatred and bigotry will only get worse."
Carson, who lives in the same state as vice presidential nominee Pence, criticized Pence for his leadership and for signing into law a “religious freedom” bill that enables anti-LGBT discrimination.