2020 Presidential Conventions
Vox follows the latest developments and news around the four-day Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention happening in August.
Joe Biden, Barack and Michelle Obama, and Bernie Sanders are among the speakers for this week’s virtual convention.
Joe Biden, Barack and Michelle Obama, and Bernie Sanders are among the speakers for this week’s virtual convention.
But can he break from his past to get there?
Why the Oscars and the DNC were so great in lockdown and the Golden Globes and RNC weren’t.
Trump told the Georgia official: “I just want to find 11,780 votes.”
The latest in 2020 Presidential Conventions
At least 12 Republican senators will object to certifying the results of the 2020 election.
Judges are highly political, but they aren’t exactly like politicians.
The 2020 RNC will happen over four days in August. Here’s how to watch, what to expect, and who we know will be speaking.
LGBTQ people would likely see their rights further chipped away.
Political scientists say contacting voters by phone might be just as good as going door to door.
The sheer volume of lies and illegal behavior from Trump and the Republicans is what allowed them to get away with it.
Trump’s RNC speech averaged a false or misleading claim every 3 minutes.
As a general rule, the president likes talking about the stock market — except at the Republican National Convention, apparently.
It’s the macho tough guy versus the benevolent protector.
Trump tried to make his Republican convention into a celebration. America’s current reality is much grimmer.
For those who care about the rule of law, the White House being used as a political prop was a disconcerting sight.
A big day for Black Republicans; not much social distancing.
Trump wants to take credit for something he didn’t do, and dodge blame for something he did do.
How the Republican Party turned Donald Trump into one of their own.
Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and Ivanka Trump are among the speakers during the final night of the convention.
A recurring GOP talking point obscures the president’s culpability — including when it comes to police violence.
7 Senate Republicans are in the fight of their political lives. Only one spoke at the RNC.
She’s the only vulnerable Republican senator who’s speaking in primetime at the event.
Pence blames right-wing violence on a vague leftist enemy.
Vice President Pence did not impress. Neither did pretaped speeches.
Why the RNC’s broadcasted naturalizations and pardon ceremony felt so wrong.
Vice President Pence, Kellyanne Conway, and a host of Republican Congress members.
That could hurt the military long term.
Trump’s RNC has already given more attention to the overdose crisis than Biden’s DNC.
The Hatch Act is designed to protect the rule of law. Trump flouts it openly.
The RNC is trying to make inroads with Black voters. But that’s going to be tough for the party of Trump.
President Trump’s second son went light on red meat for the base and highlighted — sometimes misleadingly — the administration’s accomplishments.
The aesthetics of the 2020 RNC are a disaster.
The virtual DNC shortchanged the energy of political fandom — when it needs it more than ever.
Winners: nepotism and a Trump scion. Losers: the immigrants Trump didn’t naturalize on TV.
Larry Kudlow and company are pretending the coronavirus pandemic is a thing of the past.
He’s “the most pro-life president we have ever had,” according to anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson.
She also consoled the victims of the coronavirus and their families.
“We should not be using American diplomacy for partisan political purposes,” a State Department official critical of Pompeo’s upcoming address told Vox.
Trump often highlights Mary Ann Mendoza as an advocate for harsh immigration policies. She has some other strange beliefs.
Sandmann is a figure from a year-old culture war battle. His appearance says a lot about what really drives the RNC.
Melania Trump will deliver the keynote address during night two of the RNC.
The Republican Party has become a personality cult.
The father of a Parkland shooting victim said school discipline, not gun laws, was to blame for the mass shooting.
Fact-check: Speakers at the RNC insisted Democrats want to defund the police. They don’t.