the COVID-19 pandemic made that impossible. Instead, Biden’s campaign and other convention planners are continuing negotiations with various power players over how to produce a truncated virtual convention with just eight hours of programming over four nights from Aug.
17-20.RELATED: Why choice of running mate matters more than usual this yearStill unsettled, according to convention organizers, is who gets to speak live and who must be taped.
The virtual production is slated for 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. EDT each night, leaving Biden and his aides an unusually narrow window to satisfy a range of egos within the party while trying to project a cohesive message to voters ahead of his general election campaign against President Donald Trump.Time slots.