Biden believes convention will be postponed to August

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APRIL 2, 2020: America First Action is spending $10 million to target Joe Biden in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Biden expects the Democratic National Convention to be postponed from July to August.

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WEST VIRGINIA ([link removed]) : Gov. Jim Justice announced on Wednesday that West Virginia's primary will be postponed from May 12 to June 9.

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“Voters in swing states with larger coronavirus outbreaks could behave differently than other swing states on Election Day due to the effects from the outbreak. An extended order to shut down businesses, for instance, could keep more people out of work and strain local businesses. Those in states with a higher death toll could be more critical of Trump’s leadership.”

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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) said ([link removed]) he believed the Democratic National Convention ([link removed]) would have to be postponed from July to August due to the coronavirus. “And then, even then, the Republican and Democratic conventions are going to have to...be prepared for the alternative.” He said it would be easier to move since the Olympics Games were postponed until 2021.

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BIDEN deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield said the campaign would communicate with DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) ’s team to arrange ([link removed]) a phone call between Biden and Trump on the coronavirus.

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In an interview on ABC’s _The View_, BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) defended ([link removed]) his decision to remain in the race. "Last I heard, people in a Democracy have a right to vote and have a right to vote for the agenda that they think can work for America," he said.

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SANDERS also called for Wisconsin ([link removed]) to postpone its April 7 primary due to concerns with the coronavirus. He said early voting should be extended and the election should move to be entirely vote-by-mail. 

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The Democratic-aligned group, Protect Our Care, made a five-figure ad buy ([link removed]) in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania that criticizes TRUMP’s response to the coronavirus.

 
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DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) campaign director of communications Tim Murtaugh discussed campaign strategy ([link removed]) with surrogates on Wednesday. According to NBC News, Murtaugh said, “This is the bottom line: President Trump is leading the nation in this war against the coronavirus, and Joe Biden, the Democrats and the media have decided to be the opposition in that war.”

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The PRO-TRUMP America First Action is spending $10 million ([link removed]) to target BIDEN in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin with television and digital ads and a mail campaign

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CBS News: Party leaders agree with Joe Biden – the Democratic National Convention cannot proceed as originally planned ([link removed])

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Washington Examiner:  Biden and Trump could emerge from coronavirus campaign pause facing changed electoral map ([link removed])

FLASHBACK: APRIL 2, 2016

_Reuters_ reported ([link removed]) that the State Department suspended its plans for an internal investigation of how classified information was handled on Hillary Clinton’s private email server at the request of the FBI. "The internal review is on hold, pending completion of the FBI's work. We'll reassess next steps after the FBI's work is complete,” said State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau.
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