DNC: What to expect

July 26, 2016

As Democrats gather in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention, Renan Levine, professor of political science at the University of Toronto, says that unlike the Republican meeting, which wrapped up last week in Cleveland, the DNC will likely run according to plan. “In many ways, it’s going to be very different (than the RNC). Because it’s going to be a much more, shall we say, ‘smooth-running scripted affair,'” he said. The four day-long event will see appearances by several political “rock stars,” but will lack the high drama that characterised the Republican National Convention, he told CTV News. The full story is available here.