August 18, 2020

When Democrats kicked off their virtual nominating convention Monday night, few viewers watched more closely than a handful of top aides to President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign.

Eager to please their optics-obsessed boss, they took notes on which speakers worked well, which messages landed flat and how they can avoid the awkward moments and minor hiccups that opened the party’s unprecedented convention experience.

As Democrats pack their nightly two-hour programs with sharp denunciations of Trump from a medley of A-List celebrities, everyday Americans and party activists, the Trump campaign is honing its counter-punch. By hosting the Republican National Convention second, the president’s team hopes to give him the last word and use this week as an instructive exercise in what works and what doesn’t before they take the stage next week.

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