The Democratic Party will hold its national convention next week, but this year will be unlike any in history
Here is a look at how the Democratic and Republican conventions will be different this year - and maybe for campaigns to come.There will be no roaring crowds of delegates in a cavernous hall, no balloon drops or wall-to-wall parties. Both Democrats and Republicans will offer mostly virtual programs featuring speeches and events from around the country.
That puts increased significance on Biden’s televised acceptance speech, the traditional starter’s gun for the final sprint to the election.“That could be more valuable this year than in other years, particularly for Democrats, because most people have not been paying as much attention to the nominee lately and he hasn’t been campaigning,” Zelizer said.
The prime-time speeches will be more intimate. Biden will speak from his home state of Delaware, not Milwaukee, the host city for a mostly virtual convention. Trump, who will be renominated at a small Republican convention on Aug. 24 in Charlotte, North Carolina, is expected to deliver his later that week from somewhere in Washington.The reimagined format of the back-to-back conventions will force the parties to try to find a more compelling way to get their messages across.
“They aren’t confined to one stage or one place, so they will be forced to innovate,” said Kelly Dietrich, a Democratic strategist who has been running training programs on virtual campaigning for political candidates and staff.
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