The Democratic Convention is over and the delegates have gone home. The Republican Convention is about to commence, as the delegates pack their bags.
Well, metaphorically anyway. In fact, few people are going anywhere in this time of Covid.
The Democrats can look back at their pioneering event with some pride and a lot of relief. This was the nation’s first virtual convention. Aside from some cringe-worthy moments (a “comic” routine by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Andrew Yang about mispronouncing Mike Pence’s name; an appearance by Bill Clinton on the same day that photos were published showing him receiving a neck massage from a 22-year old Jeffrey Epstein entourage member; a speech by Michael Bloomberg that featured a fly landing on his face), their convention went well.
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