Longtime Republican strategist and Mitch McConnell adviser Scott Jennings joked during CNN’s coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago that he couldn’t believe how many American flags he saw Democratic delegates waving. For decades, in popular culture, waving the American flag has been depicted as a conservative-coded activity; however, at this DNC, Democrats sought to reclaim patriotism and its associated symbols for their own, expressing their love of country and freedom at every opportunity — and it was not lost on Jennings. it is pretty loud in here right now. it may be the…