The Democrats are putting their ticket together days after the Republicans nominated Donald Trump and J.D.

Vance.

Last week's Republican National Convention was a once in a lifetime experience for many Kentucky Republicans.

The state GOP sent 46 delegates and dozens other Kentuckians to take part.

Kentucky editions.

June Leffler spoke with Kentucky Republicans who attended and Democrats who are watching.

Party members say the energy at the RNC turned solemn when presidential nominee Donald Trump recounted the assassination attempt on his life.

My hand was covered with blood, just absolutely blood all over the place.

An eastern Kentucky lawmaker heard that speech in person.

You know, I've never been shot at that, don't really want to have that experience.

And I'm I'm sure that that really does change someone on a very personal and intimate level.

Trump called for unity at times.

As Americans, we are bound together by a single state.

But a Jefferson County Democrat says the conciliatory tone was fleeting.

The only thing that changed as it relates to that speech was instead of screaming the words to out to the audience, he whispered them out.

Biden.

I'm not going to use the name anymore, just one time.

The damage that he has done to this country is unthinkable.

It's unthinkable.

It was still a list of gripes and grievances about how terrible America is.

Days leading up to Trump's speech, viewers saw some uniquely Kentucky moments.

U.S.

Senator Mitch McConnell was booed as he awarded state delegates to Trump 46 votes for the next president.

Donald J. Trump That didn't sit right with some Kentucky Republicans.

I just felt very bad for Pam, his wife, his family.

I feel shame for our state.

I mean, I even disagree with Senator McConnell on some issues myself.

But at the same time, the man has dedicated his entire life to the Republican Party.

So, you know, I'm a type of person that respects the past and looks forward to the future.

That even disheartened a young Democrat from Paintsville.

To see him become, you know, the has been almost really upsetting.

But clearly, he's not who they want anymore because he dared to stand up to the president.

And one of the most crucial times, you know, on the 6th of January in 2021.

Another Kentucky moment when vice presidential nominee J.D.

Vance described his roots in Jackson, Kentucky.

Now, that cemetery plot in eastern Kentucky is near my family's ancestral home.

And like a lot of people, we came from the mountains of Appalachia into the factories of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Theresa Spicer is from the county.

Vance has ties to.

In his book Hillbilly Elegy, that the people that he speaks of are people that I know personally.

But regional writers claim Vance's hillbilly Elegy puts down the people of Appalachia.

Spicer says the book isn't universal, but it is honest.

I don't know how anybody from Benefit County, Kentucky or rural Appalachia could say that they haven't seen life through their eyes unless they had blinders on or unless they saw only what they wanted to see.

Or they must have been very, very protected.

One J.D.

Vance critic is Kentucky poet laureate Silas House.

He posted on last week that Vance is, quote, not fit to hold the office of vice president.

For Kentucky Edition, I'm June Lefler.

Starting August the 19th.

54 Kentucky delegates will attend the Democratic National Convention.

The Courier Journal reports that all but one of those delegates voted Monday to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris.

That's a more unified response than the delegation offered President Joe Biden during a vote in June.

At that time, eight delegates voted uncommitted.