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elleng

(136,109 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2020, 12:56 PM Mar 2020

Joe Biden Will Host 'Virtual Events' as Coronavirus Fears Heat Up.

'The Biden campaign’s move to limit in-person campaigning marked the beginning of an extraordinary new chapter in an already tumultuous presidential race: campaigning amid a pandemic.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. is drastically modifying his campaign schedule in the coming days in response to mounting anxieties about the coronavirus, trading traditional get-out-the-vote-style gatherings for “virtual events,” his campaign announced Wednesday.

The move marked the beginning of an extraordinary new chapter in an already tumultuous presidential race: campaigning amid a pandemic.

Mr. Biden’s campaign had previously canceled an event slated for Thursday in Tampa, Fla., as well as a Cleveland rally on Tuesday night. Now, a Friday event in Chicago and a Monday stop in Miami will be turned into “virtual events,” the former vice president’s team said in a statement, hours after rolling out a “Public Health Advisory Committee” to guide the campaign that included several prominent former Obama administration officials.

“We have been and will continue to consult with relevant officials, including our recently announced Public Health Advisory Committee, regarding steps the campaign should take to minimize health risks for staff and supporters,” the statement said. “As a result of those conversations and at the request of elected officials in Illinois and Florida, we will no longer hold large crowd events on Friday and Monday in those states.” . .

The announcement of his new advisory committee — with members including Vivek Murthy, a former Surgeon General of the United States, and Ezekiel J. Emanuel, a prominent oncologist and a vice provost at the University of Pennsylvania — also seemed designed to project calm and competence amid great national uncertainty.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/us/politics/biden-coronavirus-campaign-events.html?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Joe Biden Will Host 'Virtual Events' as Coronavirus Fears Heat Up. (Original Post) elleng Mar 2020 OP

Voters will understand..... ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2020 #1

Yes, they/we will understand. elleng Mar 2020 #2

I hope his staff are being tested constantly ThisIsNotPossible Mar 2020 #3

Yes, and very difficult, elleng Mar 2020 #4

Minimising use of public transport and eating out, for instance. No Starbucks! ThisIsNotPossible Mar 2020 #5

Right, no Starbucks! Will see elleng Mar 2020 #6

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,061 posts)

1. Voters will understand.....

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 01:00 PM

Mar 2020

That keeping in touch via technology like this will suffice given the crisis we are experiencing. There is no need for large crowds of people getting together in close proximity and spreading this lIke the Black Plague.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

elleng

(136,109 posts)

2. Yes, they/we will understand.

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 01:05 PM

Mar 2020

Hope those not 'hooked up' won't lose too much info.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

ThisIsNotPossible

(39 posts)

3. I hope his staff are being tested constantly

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 01:07 PM

Mar 2020

and not making unnecessary excursions. I know you can’t shut yourself off completely, and I know Presidential candidates will have the very finest healthcare, but minimising exposure is still wise.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

elleng

(136,109 posts)

4. Yes, and very difficult,

Reply to ThisIsNotPossible (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 01:09 PM

Mar 2020

what's an 'unnecessary excursion?'

And think about tr's 'go anywhere, say anything' attitude.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

ThisIsNotPossible

(39 posts)

5. Minimising use of public transport and eating out, for instance. No Starbucks!

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 01:22 PM

Mar 2020

If I’m a candidate of any sort, I have the luxury to have an inner sanctum of sorts, so I’m keeping that as tight as I can at the moment. None of us know how this is going to end up as the full-campaign kicks in to gear; there’s no guarantee that infections are going to wain anytime soon. I think we could be looking at very peculiar conventions and general election campaigns and although there’s a part of me that expects Trump to hold his ridiculous rallies regardless, the fact that he’s a hardcore germaphobe might mean that his overriding sense of self-preservation kicks.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

elleng

(136,109 posts)

6. Right, no Starbucks! Will see

Reply to ThisIsNotPossible (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 01:25 PM

Mar 2020

if my friend, who uses it as a reading room, complies. It's a small one, not much traffic, and near the grocery store.

And Dunkin' Donuts!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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