It’s been a busy week in Chicago. I am taking over from Mikkel Rosenvold in today’s edition of the Great Game, to give you a rundown of the policy ramifications of a star-studded DNC 2024.

A week ago, Vice President Kamala Harris provided a brief glimpse of her economic program, when she spoke at a campaign event in Raleigh, North Carolina. She introduced her plan for a U.S ‘opportunity economy’ – an economy reliant on a strong middle class to built national growth.

The Raleigh speech wasn’t heavy on the details, but Harris assured audiences that “in the weeks to come”, she will address in greater detail her plan for this ‘opportunity economy’. Therefore, it was rather surprising when last week’s Democratic National Convention (DNC) ended without any further details on Harris’ economic program.

Only DNC opening night provided a little insight. On Monday, the Vice President unconditionally endorsed Biden’s 24′ Democratic campaign platform. The 92-page non-binding document is a blue-print of a second Biden term. Democratic party members officially approved the platform a few days before the President resigned. The current version endorsed by Harris still contains Biden’s name as the presidential nominee – a fact that Trump was quick to mock on Truth Social.

Given the outdated nature of the 24′ platform, Harris’ blank endorsement should be interpreted as an acknowledgement of Biden’s work rather than a binding manifesto. She is, therefore, expected to make revisions to the platform in the upcoming weeks.

In sum, voters are still kept largely in the dark about how a Harris-Walz administration would impact the U.S. economy.

Yet, comparing Biden’s 24′ platform, Harris’ DNC speech, and messaging coming from her campaign team, it is possible to distill some emerging policy priorities.