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The 21st is joined by the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party to talk about the 2020 Republican National Covention, how President Donald Trump has handled the COVID-19 pandemic and his thoughts on Republicans voting for Joe Biden in November.
The 21st speaks to a Chicago-based historian and author of several best-selling books including Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America, The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan, and now Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 to talk about this week’s Republican National Convention and his latest book.
More young voters tend to identify themselves as ‘liberal’ but there are many younger members of the Grand Old Party too. When it comes to the 2020 Election both parties are making their cases to young voters. As we cover the Republican National Covention, The 21st speaks to two young Republicans to gain more context.
Follow live updates and analysis of Day 4 of the Republican National Convention. Coverage of the Republican speakers beginning at 8 p.m. CST. They will include President Donald Trump, businesswoman Ivanka Trump, an adviser to and daughter of the president, and Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City and one of the president's lawyers.
The 21st was joined by a chief political reporter from the Chicago Tribune to recap day one of the Republican National Convention. We also step back to look at the state of the Illinois Republican Party in 2020.
