The Wife Guy Convention

She’s everything. He’s just Doug.

Don’t take it from me—that’s his official title. Here at the United Center in Chicago, state delegates at the Democratic National Convention are given placards to wave during the speeches. The first night was dominated by We Love Joe and Union Yes!, interspersed with the campaign’s battle-cry: We Fight, We Win.

For the speech by the second gentleman, however, the signs simply read DOUG.

That reflects Doug Emhoff’s public persona, as a sort of...