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COVID Made The DNC Unconventional, But Was It Effective?

In this image from video, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden leads a conversation on health care with Julie Buckholt, Steve Gomez, Jeff Jeans, Laura Packard, and Dr. Angie Taylor during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)
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In this image from video, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden leads a conversation on health care with Julie Buckholt, Steve Gomez, Jeff Jeans, Laura Packard, and Dr. Angie Taylor during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)

On this edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer is joined by political scientists Karen Kedrowski of Iowa State University and Rachel Caufield of Drake University for an analysis of the virtual Democratic National Convention.

Later in the hour, a discussion of President Trump’s brief visit to storm-ravaged Cedar Rapids.

Guests:

· Rachel Caufield, professor of political science, Drake University

· Karen Kedrowski, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
Matthew was a producer for IPR's River to River and Talk of Iowa