Joe Bidens Democratic Party just pulled off the first national convention of the coronavirus era, an allvirtual affair that felt like an extended infomercial at times but was praised by Republicans and Democrats alike for its production value and outreach to voters across the political spectrum. Biden’s primetime speech earned bipartisan approval as well, aided, perhaps, by the rockbottom expectations Republicans helped set by spending much of the year questioning the former vice president’s mental acuity.