Each State To Host Virtual Dem Convention Watch Party

The Washington Post reports:

Former vice president Joe Biden’s presidential campaign announced Friday it would host virtual “watch parties” for the Democratic National Convention next week. Party conventions are typically raucous affairs, carefully planned and choreographed to energize voters and to kick off the final sprint toward Election Day.

But the coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for groups to gather as in past years, dampening the sense of community party officials are hoping to elicit.

Each of the 50 states will have a designated virtual event hosted by prominent Democratic officials and activists. Actor Alyssa Milano and Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis will host a watch party for Colorado viewers, for example, and Minnesotans can tune in with Amy Klobuchar and Andrew Yang.