How Coronavirus is Impacting the 2020 Election
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From the Left
As States Delay Primaries, June 2 Is Suddenly a Big Tuesday on the CalendarThink of it as Super Postponed Day.
June 2 had been an afterthought on the Democratic primary calendar. Ever since Joseph R. Biden Jr. seized the mantle of front-runner, voters in New Jersey and a few other states scheduled to vote that day assumed the Democratic horse race would be over before their primaries rolled around.
But with numerous states pushing back voting to June 2 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the date has gained sudden prominence. It now confers a huge bounty of delegates, second only to Super Tuesday...
From the Left
Primary purgatory with no 12th Democratic debate on horizonATLANTA (AP) — There is no 12th Democratic presidential debate on the horizon now that the nominating process is in a holding pattern due to the coronavirus pandemic.
One of the Democratic National Committee’s lead debate organizers, Xochitl Hinojosa, said the party has not set a date or secured a television broadcasting partner for what would be the final encounter of the dozen that DNC Chairman Tom Perez promised at the campaign’s outset.
There’s no evidence that either Joe Biden, the prospective nominee, or Bernie Sanders, Biden’s last remaining rival,...
From the Right
Joe Biden fails to lead from his basementJoe Biden is the likely Democratic presidential nominee, but he’s not acting like it.
The former vice president has been noticeably absent from the national stage over the past few weeks, while Congress has worked out a coherent relief package to aid the economy. Democratic governors, such as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, have partnered with the Trump administration to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
The few appearances Biden has made have not exactly inspired confidence in his ability to lead the nation. In what appeared to be an attempt to...
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