And hope they can have something that resembles a normal one ….
I doubt that though…
The Democratic National Committee is postponing the party’s presidential convention in Milwaukee to August 17, the week before the Republican Party’s convention.
The delay from July 13 came after likely nominee Joe Biden publicly called for the convention to be rescheduled in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The delay from July 13 follows weeks of behind-the-scenes discussions with party leaders and the two remaining presidential candidates’ campaigns of Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. The DNC had been resisting calls from Democratic officials to change the date, but was forced to shift gears after likely nominee Joe Biden this week called for a delay.
“I’m confident our convention planning team and our partners will find a way to deliver a convention in Milwaukee this summer that places our Democratic nominee on the path to victory in November,” convention CEO Joe Solmonese said in a statement Thursday.
In addition to postponing, DNC officials are discussing ways to scale back the convention. The committee is not flush with cash and wants to avoid the appearance of throwing a big party in the midst of a severe economic downturn.
“People are going to be hurting,” a DNC official said. “It’s not a time be lavish.”
While there has been talk about having a virtual convention, party officials and Biden — the presumptive nominee – would like to have a live event as long as it can be done safely, according to sources with the DNC and one with Biden’s campaign.
“Joe earned this and we do want something to mark that, but it’s really complicated,” the Biden campaign source said.
The DNC’s decision drew praise from officials involved in the convention planning……
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The odds of this taking place are 50/50 at best in my view.
Agreed….
My current (state-of-play) calendar (additions & amendments more than welcome):
16 day[s] or 2 weeks & 2 day[s] since Arizona (D) on Tuesday, March 17
16 day[s] or 2 weeks & 2 day[s] since Florida on Tuesday, March 17
16 day[s] or 2 weeks & 2 day[s] since Illinois on Tuesday, March 17
16 day[s] or 2 weeks & 2 day[s] since Ohio on Tuesday, March 179 day[s] or 1 weeks & 2 day[s] since Georgia on Tuesday, March 244 day[s] or 0 weeks & 4 day[s] since Puerto Rico (D) on Sunday, March 292 day[s] or 0 weeks & 2 day[s] until Alaska (D) on Saturday, April 4
2 day[s] or 0 weeks & 2 day[s] until Hawaii (D caucuses) on Saturday, April 4
2 day[s] or 0 weeks & 2 day[s] until Louisiana on Saturday, April 42 day[s] or 0 weeks & 2 day[s] until Wyoming D caucuses on Saturday, April 45 day[s] or 0 weeks & 5 day[s] until Wisconsin (D) on Tuesday, April 7
26 day[s] or 3 weeks & 5 day[s] until Connecticut (D) on Tuesday, April 28
26 day[s] or 3 weeks & 5 day[s] until Delaware on Tuesday, April 28
26 day[s] or 3 weeks & 5 day[s] until Pennsylvania on Tuesday, April 28
26 day[s] or 3 weeks & 5 day[s] until New York on Tuesday, April 2826 day[s] or 3 weeks & 5 day[s] until Maryland on Tuesday, April 2826 day[s] or 3 weeks & 5 day[s] until Rhode Island on Tuesday, April 2830 day[s] or 4 weeks & 2 day[s] until Guam (D caucus) on Saturday, May 2
30 day[s] or 4 weeks & 2 day[s] until Kansas (D-organized primary) on Saturday, May 2
33 day[s] or 4 weeks & 5 day[s] until Indiana on Tuesday, May 5
40 day[s] or 5 weeks & 5 day[s] until Nebraska on Tuesday, May 12
40 day[s] or 5 weeks & 5 day[s] until West Virginia on Tuesday, May 12
47 day[s] or 6 weeks & 5 day[s] until Kentucky on Tuesday, May 19
47 day[s] or 6 weeks & 5 day[s] until Oregon on Tuesday, May 19
47 day[s] or 6 weeks & 5 day[s] until + Georgia on Tuesday, May 19
61 day[s] or 8 weeks & 5 day[s] until District of Columbia on Tuesday, June 2
61 day[s] or 8 weeks & 5 day[s] until Montana on Tuesday, June 2
61 day[s] or 8 weeks & 5 day[s] until New Jersey on Tuesday, June 2
61 day[s] or 8 weeks & 5 day[s] until New Mexico on Tuesday, June 2
61 day[s] or 8 weeks & 5 day[s] until South Dakota on Tuesday, June 2
61 day[s] or 8 weeks & 5 day[s] until + Ohio on Tuesday, June 2
61 day[s] or 8 weeks & 5 day[s] until + Maryland on Tuesday, June 2
61 day[s] or 8 weeks & 5 day[s] until + Rhode Island on Tuesday, June 2
65 day[s] or 9 weeks & 2 day[s] until Virgin Islands (D caucus) on Saturday, June 6
66 day[s] or 9 weeks & 3 day[s] until Puerto Rico [R] on Sunday, June 7
79 day[s] or 11 weeks & 2 day[s] until + Louisiana on Saturday, June 20
82 day[s] or 11 weeks & 5 day[s] until + New York on Tuesday, June 23
82 day[s] or 11 weeks & 5 day[s] until + Kentucky on Tuesday, June 23
102 day[s] or 14 weeks & 4 day[s] until Dem. Natl Convention opens on Monday, July 13137 day[s] or 19 weeks & 4 day[s] until + Dem. Natl Convention opens on Monday, August 17
144 day[s] or 20 weeks & 4 day[s] until GOP Natl Convention opens on Monday, August 24
215 day[s] or 30 weeks & 5 day[s] until GENERAL ELECTION on Tuesday, November 3
293 day[s] or 41 weeks & 6 day[s] until INAUGURATION DAY on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
I’ll do the side bar later….
Thanks DSD….
At this Point the Right thing for Bernie to do is to Drop Out, that way the Primaries can either be cancelled, or be so irrelevant that no one has to actually risk their safety or their families safety to even vote until November.
BRILLANT Blog!….
Help the party he don’t belong to!
I doubt he does it….