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WASHINGTON The Democratic National Convention will move out of Milwaukees professional basketball arena, and state delegations are being urged not to travel to the city because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, party officials said Wednesday.
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. still intends to travel to Milwaukee to accept his partys presidential nomination, his campaign manager said, but neither his campaign nor the Democratic National Committee has made firm commitments that Mr. Biden will attend.
The Democratic convention will be anchored in Milwaukee, but the four-night mid-August event will include both live broadcasts and curated content from Milwaukee and other satellite cities, locations and landmarks across the country, according to a news release.
The announcement that the convention will move five blocks from the 17,000-seat Fiserv Forum to the Wisconsin Center, Milwaukees convention center, stands in contrast to the plans being made by Republicans, who at the behest of President Trump moved the venue for his nomination acceptance speech from Charlotte, N.C., to Jacksonville, Fla., where local officials have required fewer safety precautions, even as cases of the virus continue to surge in Florida.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/us/politics/democratic-convention-milwaukee-coronavirus.html
madaboutharry
(40,209 posts)Florida is turning into a severe situation with the virus. Does he really think people are going to travel there and risk dying? Some of the real nuts might, but Tulsa should be a warning to him.
He is a child who doesnt want his nomination party ruined. If people get sick and die, it is a fair trade off in his twisted mind.
pstokely
(10,528 posts)that yells for others to get jobs
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)is inspiring and looks impressive on TV.
Not sure what that is maybe Democrats in every state doing something while distancing especially with CV19. But we need something unique and inspiring.
pstokely
(10,528 posts)what else will be on TV then, NFL preseason?