DNC and RNC Conventions: A Side-by-Side Comparison

L: Former Vice-President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accepts the Democratic Party nomination for president during the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Wilmington, Del., on Aug. 20, 2020. (Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images); R: President Donald Trump after delivering his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 27, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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The national conventions of Democrats and Republicans are now finished. The two events were similar in that they aimed to attract support from their own bases. But, the conventions differed in important ways—in format, style, and content. Here is a side-by-side comparison.