The Democratic Party, like every major institution in America, is scrambling to respond to the unprecedented threat the covid-19 pandemic poses to rituals and routines. …
In the midst of this chaos, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would do public health and the party he has twice aspired to lead a big favor by acknowledging reality and leaving the race now. By officially making former vice president Joe Biden the presumptive nominee, Sanders would free Democrats able to make more rational decisions about how and when to hold their contests, and could free voters from making an impossible choice between casting their ballots and safeguarding their health. CONT.
David Byler, Washington Post