Highlight Reel: US Democrat and Republican conventions

The race to be the next president of the United States is heating up.

Americans will choose between incumbent Donald Trump and Democrat challenger Joe Biden on November 3.

But first, both sides of politics have the opportunity to showcase their policies, trash talk the opposition and roll out their finest supporters in an effort to win the hearts (and votes) of the American public.

The Democrat convention is over and the Republican convention is underway. Here are some of the highlights so far.

Aug 28, 2020, updated Aug 28, 2020

1/18President Donald Trump: "I have done nothing but fight for you."

2/18Democrat challenger Joe Biden has significantly more money to spend ahead of the US Election on November 3. Photo: AAP

3/18Kimberly Guilfoyle: "They want to control what you see and think and believe so that they can control how you live.”

4/18Former first lady Michelle Obama: "Let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can. Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country."

5/18Nicholas Sandmann: "Donald Trump has distinguished himself as one of the most pro-life presidents in the history of our country."

6/18Former president Barack Obama: "Don’t let them take away your democracy.”

7/18Donald Trump Junior: "Joe Biden is basically the Loch Ness Monster of the Swamp."

8/18Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords: "America needs all of us to speak out, even when you have to fight to find the words."

9/18First lady Melania Trump: "Donald will not rest until he has done all he can to take care of everyone impacted by this terrible pandemic”.

10/1813-year-old Brayden Harrington: "Kids like me are counting on you to elect someone we can all look up to."

11/18Anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson: "This election is a choice between two radical anti-life activists, and the most pro-life president we have ever had."

12/18Kristin Urquiza: “My dad was a healthy 65-year-old. His only preexisting condition was trusting Donald Trump, and for that, he paid with his life.”

13/18Vice President Mike Pence: "Joe Biden would be nothing more than a Trojan horse for a radical left."

14/18Senator Kamala Harris: "I know a predator when I see one."

15/18A veteran applauds as he waits to hear Vice President Mike Pence speak on the third day of the Republican National Convention.

16/18Delegate Reese EspyGlassman, tears up while watching Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden help 13-year-old Brayden Harrington deal with his stutter.

17/18President Trump speaks at the Republican National Convention.

18/18A wall of cheering Democrat supporters' webcams is displayed during the closing moments of the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention.