Democratic Party officials are taking another major step toward downsizing their national convention amid the coronavirus pandemic. Party officials sent a letter this week to Democratic members of Congress, urging them to not attend in person next month’s quadrennial Democratic National Convention, which starts Aug. 17 in Milwaukee, Wis. Democratic Party officials told delegates last month not to attend the convention in person. And last week officials spelled out how the delegates would be able to vote for the nomination and the party platform remotely. The president and Republican officials were angered after Gov.

Source: Fox News July 17, 2020 18:56 UTC