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Joe Biden raises idea of holding virtual DNC convention

Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democratic National Convention, already delayed until August because of the coronavirus, may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House.

Joe Biden raises idea of holding virtual DNC convention

Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democratic National Convention, already delayed until August because of the coronavirus, may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House.

11:00 A.M. EDEN: BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW, THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN MILWAUKEE HAS BEEN DELAYED. IT WILL BE HELD THE WEEK OF AUGUST 17, AND THAT WILL GIVE CONVENTION PLANNERS MORE TIME TO DETERMINE HOW THE EVENT SHOULD BE HELD AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE OPTIONS INCLUDE ADJUSTING THE CROWD SIZE AND SCHEDULE. THIS MOVES COMES AFTER FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAID THIS WEEK HE DOUBTED
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Joe Biden raises idea of holding virtual DNC convention

Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democratic National Convention, already delayed until August because of the coronavirus, may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House.

Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democratic National Convention, already delayed until August because of the coronavirus, may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House. The party "may have to do a virtual convention," the former vice president said. "The idea of holding the convention is going to be necessary. We may not be able to put 10, 20, 30,000 people in one place," he told ABC's "This Week," calling an online convention "very possible."Biden has a commanding lead in the number of delegates needed to secure his party's presidential nomination at a convention in Milwaukee, originally scheduled for mid-July.Democrats hoped an early gathering would give the party more time to unify around a nominee who could defeat President Donald Trump in November. But officials announced on Thursday they were taking the unprecedented step of postponing the convention until August, just before the Republican National Convention is scheduled. The once-crowded Democratic primary has dwindled to Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. But both have switched to addressing supporters online from home, with travel and campaign rallies — like many facets of American life — suspended for weeks because of the outbreak.Biden publicly endorsed delaying the convention before the move to do so was announced, and said Sunday that the extraordinary measure of holding one all online is still not a certainty. "What we do between now and then is going to dictate a lot of that as well," he said. "But my point is that I think you just got to follow the science. Listen to the experts."

Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democratic National Convention, already delayed until August because of the coronavirus, may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House.

The party "may have to do a virtual convention," the former vice president said. "The idea of holding the convention is going to be necessary. We may not be able to put 10, 20, 30,000 people in one place," he told ABC's "This Week," calling an online convention "very possible."

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Biden has a commanding lead in the number of delegates needed to secure his party's presidential nomination at a convention in Milwaukee, originally scheduled for mid-July.

Democrats hoped an early gathering would give the party more time to unify around a nominee who could defeat President Donald Trump in November.

But officials announced on Thursday they were taking the unprecedented step of postponing the convention until August, just before the Republican National Convention is scheduled.

The once-crowded Democratic primary has dwindled to Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

But both have switched to addressing supporters online from home, with travel and campaign rallies — like many facets of American life — suspended for weeks because of the outbreak.

Biden publicly endorsed delaying the convention before the move to do so was announced, and said Sunday that the extraordinary measure of holding one all online is still not a certainty.

"What we do between now and then is going to dictate a lot of that as well," he said. "But my point is that I think you just got to follow the science. Listen to the experts."

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