A tale of two conventions

Are we a country that's failed disastrously to respond to a global pandemic, or a country that's overrun by protests and violence on the streets? Democrats and Republicans painted wildly different pictures of America at their party conventions this month. POLITICO's Scott Bland breaks down the biggest takeaways from the past two weeks — and what they tell us about what's next in the lead-up to the election. Plus, Trump is set to visit Kenosha. And European leaders call for another election in Belarus.

Scott Bland is a politics editor POLITICO and host of Nerdcast.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.

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