Headline RoundupAugust 17th, 2020

Perspectives: The 2020 Democratic National Convention Begins

Elections, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, John Kasich, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, Wisconsin, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Politics

Summary from the AllSides News Team

The Democratic National Convention will be held this week from Monday to Thursday, culminating in Joe Biden’s expected acceptance of the party’s nomination from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. The convention will be mostly virtual, with delegates and major speakers staying away from the central location in Milwaukee, WI. Prominent speakers range from moderate to progressive and include a few Republicans, such as former Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Voices on all sides conveyed opinions on the convention and its unique virtual setting. Some left-rated voices discussed the inclusion of Republican speakers; some left- and center-rated outlets perspectives focused on the convention’s internal party politics and purported historic importance. Some right-rated voices offered praise for Democrats; others were more critical.

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From the Right

Biden and Harris run away from the press and into the Democratic National Convention

Washington Examiner

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Washington Examiner

Opinion

The Democratic National Convention is set to begin on Monday, not that you would know it if you watched any of the Sunday shows. Despite the culmination of the highly publicized veepstakes succeeding in roiling media praise and a massive fundraising haul, Joe Biden and his newly announced running mate Kamala Harris have taken an unusually guarded approach to campaign coverage, even in the midst of a global pandemic forcing much of normal campaigning to go virtual.

Biden's campaign strategy since locking down the nomination through waiting for the general...

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From the Center

A Democratic convention to change the world

The Hill

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The Hill

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As Democrats convene for one of the most important political conventions in history, they are as strong as the Rock of Gibraltar, as noble as the ideals of Mount Rushmore, and as united as previous generations of Democrats who nominated the great Democratic presidents of American history.

While the conventions this year are unlike any others, in large measure because of a Republican president whose negligence has allowed a deadly virus to spread across our country and bring economic pain to Americans across our land, in the most critical way...

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From the Left

Unconventional convention a crucial moment for Biden

CNN (Opinion)

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CNN (Opinion)

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It may be unfashionable to say, but national party conventions are important -- even when the parties can't convene.

They are among the few nights on the election calendar when a candidate and campaign have the chance to deliver an unfiltered message directly to an audience of tens of millions of Americans.
Joe Biden enters his convention with an average polling lead of 9 points, the strongest position of any challenger to an incumbent president in recent history.

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