5 Questions Ahead Of The Republican National Convention

After the Democrats wrapped up their glitch-free virtual convention, now it's Republicans' turn.

The four-day event, taking place amid the coronavirus pandemic and as tropical storm systems — yes, two — are set to hit the Gulf Coast, begins Monday morning with a roll call and official renomination of President Trump as the Republican nominee and Vice President Pence as his running mate.

While Democrats had nostalgia for what their party has accomplished and what they want the country to look like in the future, this convention will be all about Trump.

Trump will speak every night in prime time, his campaign has said; his adult children will all make speeches; and, in a norm-breaking move criticized by government ethics experts, Trump will deliver his acceptance speech from the White House lawn.

This convention has taken a winding road to get to this place. It started as what was supposed to be an in-person convention in Charlotte, N.C., but was derailed