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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Fri Oct 2, 2020, 03:46 PM Oct 2020

Utah still hosting VP debate despite President Trump testing positive, official says

Source: Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah will hold Wednesday’s vice presidential debate as scheduled, even though President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19, the campus official overseeing the event told the Deseret News.

“We’re going ahead,” Jason Perry, U. vice president of government relations and chairman of the campus’ debate steering committee, said Friday. A statement is expected soon from the Commission on Presidential Debates.

“We are working closely with the Commission on Presidential Debates and with our health professionals to ensure the VP debate is safe for all participants,” Perry said. “We are still moving forward.”

Vice President Mike Pence and the Democratic nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris of California — both of whom have tested negative for the deadly virus — will participate in a 90-minute debate at Kingsbury Hall that begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Read more: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/10/2/21498622/no-impact-yet-on-utah-vp-debate-from-trumps-positive-covid-19-test

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Utah still hosting VP debate despite President Trump testing positive, official says (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2020 OP

I'm actually looking forward to this debate Polybius Oct 2020 #1

No, but she is gonna be his mamma nt Tommymac Oct 2020 #2

So the people in charge are clueless?? Why, if it must go on, is it not virtual? niyad Oct 2020 #3

"I think I feel some cold symptoms coming" LiberalLovinLug Oct 2020 #4

Utah is the 4th highest state in U.S. in daily new cases per capita, 7 day moving average progree Oct 2020 #5

Polybius

(22,122 posts)

1. I'm actually looking forward to this debate

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 03:50 PM

Oct 2020

I don't agree with Pence on anything, but at least he won't act like a rude child to Harris.

Tommymac

(7,334 posts)

2. No, but she is gonna be his mamma nt

Reply to Polybius (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 03:54 PM

Oct 2020

niyad

(134,050 posts)

3. So the people in charge are clueless?? Why, if it must go on, is it not virtual?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 04:05 PM

Oct 2020

LiberalLovinLug

(14,757 posts)

4. "I think I feel some cold symptoms coming"

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 05:11 PM

Oct 2020

"cough cough"

progree

(13,078 posts)

5. Utah is the 4th highest state in U.S. in daily new cases per capita, 7 day moving average

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 09:01 PM

Oct 2020

https://globalepidemics.org/key-metrics-for-covid-suppression/

and this metric is shooting straight up, setting nearly daily all-time records. IOW it is a hot-as-hell hotspot.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/utah-coronavirus-cases.html

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