Louisiana postpones Democratic primary over coronavirus, the first state to do so

[PunkinPi]

Source: CNBC

Louisiana will postpone its presidential primaries set for next month, becoming the first state to take the step as fears about the coronavirus outbreak spread.

The state will push back its nominating contests to June 20 and July 25, a spokesman for the Louisiana secretary of state told CNBC on Friday.

As the global pandemic upends American life, it has also ground pivotal 2020 presidential campaign operations to a near halt. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, the leading Democratic candidates to take on President Donald Trump in November, have temporarily stopped large, in-person campaign events to curb the coronavirus disease's transmission.

Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio, which hold primaries and award a trove of pledged delegates on Tuesday, have moved forward with their election events as planned. Some states have encouraged more voters to cast absentee or mail-in ballots to reduce the risk of the virus spreading.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/13/louisiana-postpones-democratic-primary-over-coronavirus-the-first-state-to-do-so.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain

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[yaesu]

1. This is another good reason why we need voting by mail in all states. nt

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[Igel]

2. It's a no-win situation.

Don't cancel? "You hate people, you want them all to get sick and die--just like the ayatollahs in Iran!"

Do cancel? "You hate people, you want to disenfranchise them and establish a totalitarian Nazi state!"

Or we can be in between, where it's still not a win but we don't have to assume either extreme based.

[yaesu]

4. I just have a feeling that tRump is salivating over the possibility of postponing the election. nt

[kurtcagle]

7. He can't

It's the one thing he has no control over. Elections are controlled by the states.

[yaesu]

8. I'm not sure what powers the Federal government has once a state of emergency is in place

Martial law, ect.. plus the fact we have a con man in charge with Barr as his sidekick.

[groundloop]

9. Not having the law on his side never slowed down tRump

[Sherman A1]

3. Wow

[kurtcagle]

5. The primary is all but over at this point

States that have vote by mail/absentee will continue as planned, the ones that don't will postpone until it doesn't matter anymore. With AZ, FL, IL and OH next week, that just leaves NY as the last big delegate state, and I cannot see NY going for Sanders at that point.

As to the elections in November? I think by then, the first wave of the pandemic will have broken ... and states will have been able to prep for vote by mail in the general.

[fleur-de-lisa]

6. We have a Democratic Governor in Louisiana (John Bel Edwards).

He is in his second term. I think he is doing the right thing.

[Javaman]

10. and this is how democracy ends. nt

[olddad65]

12. No, the impeachment coverup was how democracy ended.

What we have now is a puppet leader who is controlled by a fascist foreign dictator. Democracy is over.
Next up on the agenda, destroy the economy, kill off the homeless and elderly, and cancel the election.

[Javaman]

14. I think it's all of the above. nt

[olddad65]

11. What does it matter? Trump will use the pandemic to cancel the election anyway

[Hekate]

13. Louisiana and Georgia both, accordong to Charlie Pierce. I do not like where this is going.

At all.