4 Takeaways From The 1st Night Of The Republican National Convention
President Trump promised an "uplifting" convention, but the first night painted an image of a dystopia that would take hold if Democrat Joe Biden were elected.
by Domenico Montanaro
Aug 25, 2020
3 minutes
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The first night of the Republican National Convention was a little scattershot. It seemed to be partially about counter-programming the Democratic National Convention last week, partially intended to fire up the base and partially aimed at winning back some of those 2016 Trump voters who are having second thoughts.
Trump had promised an "uplifting" convention, but aside from an opening video and , which largely wasn't about President Trump at all, the night painted an image of a liberal dystopia that would
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