The DNC is a âwhoâs whoâ of the party, spotlighting its leaders and rising stars. So youâd think, with 17 keynotes to pass around, weâd be hearing from the likes of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Julian Castro, and other diverse, inspiring heavy weights, right? Think again. JuliĂĄn Castro, who delivered the 2012 keynote, wasnât in the lineup. And AOC got about 90 seconds of airtimeâless than a former GOP governor who got 4 minutes. These legislators have been crucial to pushing the Dem party agenda to the left and activating young votersâbut they were largely sidelined at the convention. Instead we mostly got establishment Dems and anti-Trump Republicans.