DNC chair urges states to continue with primaries as scheduled despite social distancing guidance

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez is encouraging states to avoid postponing their scheduled presidential primaries despite federal social distancing guidance suggesting Americans avoid gathering in close proximity amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Florida, Illinois, and Arizona all held their elections on Tuesday as scheduled, while Ohio, Georgia, Kentucky and Louisiana opted to push back their primaries in an effort stop the spread of the coronavirus in their states.

But Perez cheered the states that pressed forward, regardless of the risks presented by people congregating and waiting to place their...