The coronavirus pandemic means both Republican and Democratic party conventions are going virtual this year: speeches given online, socially-distant or online-only events, and no chance for delegates to gather on the convention floor to make their voices heard. This hour, we talk about the role of political conventions in the past, this year's virtual conventions and if these conventions have a future.
Our guests are:
- Mia Costa, assistant professor at Dartmouth's Department of Government
- Matt Dickinson, political science professor at Middlebury College
- Ted Kohn, dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Norwich University
Broadcast live on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
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