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The most memorable RNC speakers are not the stars

26 August 2020

2:14 PM

26 August 2020

2:14 PM

Let’s be real, the warm-up acts are never the draw. For every Jimi Hendrix opening for the Monkees (true story) there’s, well, every other opening act you’ve ever sat through to get to the main event.

But the Republican National Convention has, for better or worse, managed to flip that on its head.

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