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I was on a call with Tom Perez yesterday...there is NO plan to cancel an in-person Convention. (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2020 OP
It's early and hard to do. Renew Deal Mar 2020 #1
It's a little early to talk about cancelling it bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #2
It's still four months away. Aquaria Mar 2020 #3
Of course not Chainfire Mar 2020 #4
He still needs to have a plan in place in case octoberlib Mar 2020 #5
They should not cancel yet because if they cancelled Sloumeau Mar 2020 #6
 

Renew Deal

(82,909 posts)
1. It's early and hard to do.
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 06:24 AM
Mar 2020

But there is an advantage. It would silence the disrupters.

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

bucolic_frolic

(46,827 posts)
2. It's a little early to talk about cancelling it
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 06:24 AM
Mar 2020

but to entertain the thought is to realize there is great uncertainty over where the pandemic will be by July

So surely a few are kicking the possibility around here or there

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

Aquaria

(1,076 posts)
3. It's still four months away.
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 06:25 AM
Mar 2020

For now, too much is uncertain to commit to changing the convention.

But I do think the sooner they start looking at their options (perhaps a tele-convention or something like it), then the better off they'll be if they must cancel the physical convention itself. Now is definitely the time to start looking at ways to get around the COVID-19 problem.

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

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)
4. Of course not
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 06:46 AM
Mar 2020

We have no clue where the health crisis will be four months from now. Of course they should continue to plan for a normal convention. At the same time, you should also planning for an alternative. To not have an organized option waiting to be implemented would be begging for disaster.


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

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
5. He still needs to have a plan in place in case
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 07:24 AM
Mar 2020

it’s necessary. Hopefully things will be back to normal.

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

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)
6. They should not cancel yet because if they cancelled
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 07:44 AM
Mar 2020

they might not have time to resurrect it if they needed to bring it back. They should wait until it is close, and then decide whether or not to cancel it.

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