Political Rewind: An Unconventional Convention Begins

Published: Aug. 17, 2020, 2:37 p.m.

b'Monday on Political Rewind, the Democratic National Convention begins and Georgia will play a prominent role. The pandemic forced Democrats to abandon plans to convene in Milwaukee. Instead, they become the first party to mount their nominating convention online.\\n\\nCan a virtual convention, with online speeches and meetings, unify and energize delegates as they head into the crucial final months of the campaign?\\n\\nOur panelists included Mayor Hardie Davis, Mayor of Augusta, Jim Galloway, the lead political writer with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Tharon Johnson, Senior advisor for the Biden campaign in Georgia and Rep. Beth Moore, a Georgia State Representative.'