AP source: Biden won’t go to Milwaukee for acceptance speech

By Bill Barrow, The Associated Press

Posted Aug 5, 2020 12:38:23 PM.

Last Updated Aug 5, 2020 12:40:25 PM.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept his party’s White House nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus.

That’s according to a Democrat with knowledge of the decision who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday on condition of anonymity to discuss planning.

The move is the latest example of the pandemic’s sweeping effects on the 2020 presidential election and the latest blow to traditional party nominating conventions that historically have marked the start of fall general election campaigns.

Bill Barrow, The Associated Press

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