Biden: Democrats ‘may have to do a virtual convention’ to prevent coronavirus spread

Published April 5, 2020 1:58pm ET



Joe Biden nudged the Democratic Party to start preparing for a virtual convention if the coronavirus pandemic carries on until late summer.

The Democratic National Committee postponed its July convention by a month after Biden, who holds the lead in the party’s primary, called for the party to do so. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, event is now scheduled to start Aug. 17, one week before the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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