Former vice president Joe Biden will not travel to the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee to accept the party's presidential nomination because of concerns over theThe decision, made with guidance from public health experts, effectively moves all of the convention's signature events online, after years of planning for a giant event in Wisconsin. No speakers will attend the convention in Milwaukee, though the party still plans to hold at least some events in the city.
The party conventions, traditionally some of the biggest political events of presidential years, have been radically upended by the coronavirus pandemic. The DNC has been scaling back its presence in Milwaukee for months. President Donald Trump announced in late July that the Republican National Conventionfeature events and speeches in Jacksonville, Florida, instead leaving official business to events in Charlotte, North Carolina.
that Democrats may need to do a “virtual convention” after the convention's date was moved from July to August as coronavirus cases continued to surge around the country.In June, organizers for the Democratic National Convention encouraged state delegations not to travel to Milwaukee for the convention and moved the event to a smaller venue. The Biden campaignat the time that Joe was still planning to accept his nomination in Milwaukee, but did not guarantee it.
He’d get lost poor fella. He needs full time care.
Does he know this?
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