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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, and his wife Jill Biden, join Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and her husband Doug Emhoff, during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020.

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What To Expect On The Final Day Of The Democratic National Convention

By  Bianca Martin
   

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Thursday marks the fourth and final day of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, with Joe Biden scheduled to accept the party’s nomination for president.

Reset checks in with two political strategists about the rhetoric and substance from the convention so far, and what viewers can expect tonight.

GUEST: Kitty Kurth, political strategist and president of Kurth Lampe Worldwide

Jason DeSanto, political speechwriter and debate strategist

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