Sixth delayed primary will postpone Biden claim to presumptive nominee status

Connecticut’s Democratic presidential primary is the sixth to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“In coordination with other states and our Secretary of the State, and in an effort to carry out Democracy while keeping public health a top priority, I have decided to move our presidential primary to June 2nd,” Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, said in a tweet on Thursday. The state’s primary was originally scheduled for April 28.