There's a message that Kamla Harris and the Democrats have been trying to send in these final weeks.

And it was all over the place at the Democratic National Convention.

In the chance of USA that broke out on the floor.

In Harris's speech as she accepted the party's nomination.

The awesome responsibility that comes with the greatest privilege on earth, and pride of being an American.

And in a speech by Maryland Governor West Moore, a former Army officer and one of the

parties rising stars. We are a nation of patriots who serve when the

mission is hard and who serve when the destination is uncertain.

It's a vocal effort to quote, reclaim patriotism.

On the one hand, it could be read as an effort to win back some of the white rural

voters that the party has lost to Donald Trump and Republicans. But listening to

us more, it seemed like something else.

And I know our history is imperfect.

The unevenness of the American journey has made some skeptical.

But I'm not asking you to give up. has made some skeptical.

But I'm not asking you to give up your skepticism.

I just want that skepticism to be your companion and not your captor. An appeal to disaffected voters who have lost faith in the system altogether. So after talking with undecided voters last week,

who were torn between the two parties and candidates,

I want to focus this week on the Democrats' efforts to reach the skeptics,

the voters torn on whether to participate at all.

Today, Governor West Morris' case

for patriotism over disengagement,

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