also began airing a TV ad today in Wisconsin accusing Mr. Trump of making the health crisis worse by holding a rally in the state. “Now Trump is coming to Wisconsin for a political stunt that puts you at risk,” the ad’s narrator says. Critiquing the president’s handling of the virus — and demonstrating that the Democrats have a better plan to deal with it — will very likely be a central theme of the convention. And will Mr. Biden and his newly selected running mate, Senator Kamala Harris of California, convince voters that they have a coherent vision for how to govern, if they do in fact defeat Mr. Trump and Mr. Pence in November? drew upward of 25 million viewers on broadcast and cable news stations, with the final night of the event — when Hillary Clinton delivered her acceptance speech — topping 33 million TV viewers.

Source: New York Times August 17, 2020 22:20 UTC