Morning Jolt: How Important Are Political Conventions?

Welcome to week eleven of life with the coronavirus pandemic. If someone is asking "Why aren't people staying inside like they did before?" it means they are in denial of the fact that this is week eleven of life with the coronavirus pandemic.

On the menu today: wondering just how either party can safely hold a convention under these circumstances; former senator and ambassador Max Baucus trashes the administration for Chinese state television; and Gretchen Whitmer's husband appears to tank her chances of being Joe Biden's running mate.

What Is the Purpose of a Political Convention during a Pandemic?

How soon do you envision yourself indoors in a crowd of people, standing or sitting less than six feet apart?

The president wants the 2020 Republican National Convention, scheduled for August 24 through 27 in Charlotte, to look like a traditional one. In a series of tweets Monday, the president fumed that Democratic governor Roy Cooper "is still in shutdown mood" and "unable to guarantee that by August we will still be ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 26 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 26 2020 How Important Are Political Conventions? Welcome to week eleven of life with the coronavirus pandemic. If someone is asking "Why aren't people staying inside like they did before?" it means they are in denial of the fact that this is week eleven of life with the coronavirus pandemic. On the menu today: wondering just how either party can safely hold a convention under these circumstances; former senator and ambassador Max Baucus trashes the administration for Chinese state television; and Gretchen Whitmer's husband appears to tank her chances of being Joe Biden's running mate. What Is the Purpose of a Political Convention during a Pandemic? How soon do you envision yourself indoors in a crowd of people, standing or sitting less than six feet apart? The president wants the 2020 Republican National Convention, scheduled for August 24 through 27 in Charlotte, to look like a traditional one. In a series of tweets Monday, the president fumed that Democratic governor Roy Cooper "is still in shutdown mood" and "unable to guarantee that by August we will still be ...   READ MORE

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