Most voters irrelevant as Republicans and Democrats enter convention season

MILWAUKEE — As Republicans assemble to nominate former President Donald Trump for the third consecutive time and Democrats implode over the otherwise straightforward renomination of President Joe Biden, America is increasingly detached from the two major parties.

The news media will cover the Republican National Convention here on the western shore of Lake Michigan and next month’s Democratic National Convention some 100 miles away in downtown Chicago as if most people are rank-and-file members of the two major parties.