Past conventions were primarily concerned with throwing a party for the inner party and the VIPs. COVID-19 made that unlikely so each party had to respond.

Democrats just didn't care. They just tossed their boilerplate blather that they'd have done otherwise up on Zoom and left it at that. The GOP decided to make it a virtual campaign. To make a show of it. They gave the rank and file something.

Past conventiom were primarily concerned with throwing a party for the inner party and the VIPs. COVID-19 made that unlikely so each party had to respond.

Democrats just didn't care. They just tossed their boilerplate blather that they'd have done otherwise up on Zoom and left it at that. The GOP decided to make it a virtual campaign. To make a show of it. They gave the rank and file something.