Joe Biden says he finds it 'hard to envision' an in-person DNC taking place in July as planned. Right now, neither major party has announced alternative plans for their conventions.
In a statement provided to NPR on Wednesday, Democratic National Convention Committee CEO Joe Solmonese said that as planning goes on for the convention,"we will balance protecting the health and well-being of convention attendees and our host city with our responsibility to deliver this historic and critical occasion."
The former vice president also predicted a rise in absentee voting and use of other alternatives to traditional in-person voting come November, somethingThis comes as more than a dozen presidential primary elections have been delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Biden also said the date of the November presidential election should not be changed, regardless of how Americans end up voting.Biden went on to advocate for all states working towards providing a"secure, remote voting possibility."
"This is about making sure that we're able to conduct our democracy while we're dealing with a pandemic," Biden said."We can do both." The former vice president has not yet surpassed the threshold of 1,991 delegates needed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination, but he has established a solid lead that his rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders,
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