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'Playing Politics' podcast: The Republican National Convention

The virtual gathering is energizing the GOP base. But can it expand it? Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's Scott Gillespie and John Rash.

August 26, 2020 at 8:17PM
President Donald Trump arrives to address the Republican National Convention, in Charlotte, N.C., Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020. Six months after Trump's Senate trial, what was once seen as the battle of a generation has essentially vanished from the political landscape, all but unmentioned at either party's convention. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
President Donald Trump arrives to address the Republican National Convention, in Charlotte, N.C., Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2020. Six months after Trump’s Senate trial, what was once seen as the battle of a generation has essentially vanished from the political landscape, all but unmentioned at either party’s convention. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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