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Political conventions today are for partying and pageantry, not picking nominees

  • Written by Barbara Norrander, Professor, School of Government & Public Policy, University of Arizona
imageDelegates after Donald Trump accepted the GOP presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday, July 21, 2016. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/via Getty

In August the Democratic and Republican national conventions will take on new, uncharted formats. Due to COVID-19 concerns, gone are the mass gatherings in large...

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