It's the summer of a presidential election year: That means America's major political parties will throw big pep rallies where 50,000 or more people gather to network, don cheesy stars-and-stripes apparel, and get pumped up for Election Day. Or they would if there weren't the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing to reckon with. In the "before times," Democrats were planning to hold their national convention in Milwaukee in mid-July. They postponed the event until mid-August, and presumptive party nominee Joe Biden has raised the possibility that it will be at least partly virtual. Last month, the Democratic National Committee passed rule changes to allow for remote voting by delegates.
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