The US political convention, a presidential campaign ritual dating to the 1830s, is being re-invented on the fly after being short-circuited by the coronavirus pandemic — much like the campaign itself.
Though Biden leads Republican President Donald Trump in opinion polls leading up to the November 3 election, the Democratic former vice-president has been largely booted off the campaign trail by the pandemic. Trump, meanwhile, has continued to command heavy media attention with his White House briefings and campaign events.
“The campaign believes if they can get past that hurdle, it’s easier to make your other points,” he said. “This is the place for Trump to make his case about where he wants to take the country.” “They aren’t confined to one stage or one place, so they will be forced to innovate,” said Kelly Dietrich, a Democrat strategist who has been running training programmes on virtual campaigning for political candidates and staff.
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