What Went Down On Night 3 Of The DNC

Democrats have really figured out how to take advantage of this new format by featuring more regular people with heartbreaking stories. This is a real shift in conventions, and one I think will be lasting.

Immigration is traditionally a Republican-owned issue (voters trust Republicans to handle the issue more), but the 2018 election showed that Democrats could successfully highlight the issue by focusing on child separation. But so far in 2020, immigration has not been among the top 10 issues mentioned in Democratic House or Senate ads. It is now back to being mentioned more by Republicans.

Now the policy focus shifts to immigration. This is yet another issue that was more salient pre-coronavirus, but one that Democrats could win on. More Americans today say that immigrants strengthen society, a complete reversal of public sentiment in the 1990s.