Former Obama adviser says excitement at RNC feels like 'Obama 2008:' 'There's something happening'

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Former Obama adviser Van Jones argued Thursday that the energy at this week's Republican National Convention was comparable to what he saw when former President Obama was first nominated in 2008.

Jones, now a CNN senior political commentator, talked about the palpable "spirit" and enthusiasm he could feel among the people at the RNC.

After CNN contributor Scott Jennings spoke with excitement about wrestler Hulk Hogan, UFC head Dana White and former President Trump's upcoming speeches at the RNC, Jones said, "This spirit that this guy [Jennings] has, you guys think it’s because he’s drunk, he’s not, this whole thing is like this."

"The last time I was at a convention that felt like this was Obama 2008. There's something happening," he said.

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One of his fellow panelists joked that Jones "wrote a headline" with that statement.

Earlier in the evening, Jones commented on the former president enduring a litany of challenges before standing ready to receive the Republican nomination.

"Dreams become nightmares and nightmares become dreams. You're watching a nightmare become a dream for Donald Trump," Jones said. "He has had a nightmarish summer with, you know, convictions and indictments and all kinds of stuff, almost got shot. It's becoming a dream for