Last week’s Democratic National Convention, stitching together dozens of locations into a virtual idea of America, was surprisingly polished by pandemic-production standards. Having a physically present, anchored R.N.C. But in its own way, the first night of the R.N.C. also took place in a virtual space: the political augmented reality of President Trump. Mr. Scott closed the last speech of the night urging voters to support “the Republican ticket.”

Source: New York Times August 25, 2020 12:00 UTC