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Even if you're a Republican, you have to admit that the Democratic convention, which nominated Joe Biden on Thursday night, was a technical success.

The Democrats programmed a four-night television show, pulling

feeds and video from all across the country without a hitch. That's a feat in and of itself,

even if you're a supporter of President Donald Trump. Republicans have a lot to live up to in that

respect. Their convention, which kicks off Monday night, already seems

much different. The Trump campaign has invited most GOP lawmakers to the White House lawn to watch

the president's speech in the middle of a pandemic. They've filed a request to light fireworks

on the national mall. The Democratic convention was all about party and unity and trying to defeat

Trump. The GOP affair next week will be aimed at

highlighting what the president has done in his first term, putting center stage everyday people

affected by what the Republicans consider to be policy victories. The GOP convention does still

seem to be a work in progress. On Thursday, a representative for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would not be participating in the event. But hours later,

his staff said he would be submitting a taped video message. And we've got some news. Bill Stepion,

Trump's campaign manager will join us for a virtual interview Tuesday morning on plug-in with

Playbook to talk about the convention,

Trump's reelection bid, and much more. The show will kick off at 9 a.m. Let's talk about last night.

Natasha Carecki and Chris Catalago were in Wilmaid in Delaware for us, and they write that Biden

made it a lot harder for Republicans to tag him as slow Joe.

Well, the Times has a look at how Biden's team has cast him as more of a comforting national

healer and restorer of normalcy and calm.

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