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Coronavirus Concerns Challenge Biden Campaign

Katherine Gypson

   WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Joe Biden's journey to the
   Democratic Party's 2020 presidentialnomination justgot a little longer
   and a lot more complicated.

   Biden'srecent call for his party todelaythe Democratic National
   Convention in Milwaukeetolater in the summerreflected thegrowing
   concernthatthe massive gathering of thousands ofpoliticians andparty
   faithfulwould acceleratethespread of the coronavirus.

   The Democratic National Committee announced Thursdaythatthe
   eventnominating the presidential andvicepresidentialcandidates
   andformallykicking off thegeneral election campaignwould beginAugust
   17. That isthree weeks laterthan originally scheduledand a week before
   the Republicansconvenein Charlotte, North Carolina, to nominate
   President Donald Trump for a second term.

   Theabrupt convention schedule shiftmarksone more disruption in Biden's
   presumptive path to becominghisparty's nominee.

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