Night 1: Dems Take Aim At Trump and COVID-19

WNYC's Special Convention Coverage 2020 | Aug 18, 2020

We'll go over the previous evening's convention, previewing tomorrow, and break down the political strategy of 2020's Democratic Party.

In This Discussion:
Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University, host of the podcast "FAQNYC," politics editor at The Grio and author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013)

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