Inside CNN’s Preparations For the Covid-19 No-Handshake Presidential Debate

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Inside CNN’s Preparations For the Covid-19 No-Handshake Presidential Debate
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With a virulent virus sweeping the nation, the theater of politics is being completely reimagined

The septuagenarian candidates, definitely in the high-risk demographic, will stand six feet apart. Even the moderators and cameramen in the CNN studio for tonight’s debate between“They are all more than six feet away from the candidates at all times,” said CNN spokeswomanAs Covid-19 sweeps the country, the theater of politics is being completely reimagined.

The novel coronavirus is already upending 2020’s policy landscape, and though Biden’s victories on Super Tuesday have put him in a commanding position, the healthcare and economic consequences could bolster Sanders’s case. “Let’s start from the place that both candidates on stage tonight are far and away more qualified than the person who occupies the White House,” said Casca. “At the same time they have competing visions of what they see the role of the federal government in a crisis like this.

“And let’s be clear, this isn’t the last time we’re going to deal with something like this,” he added, “when we need measures in place to take care of the most vulnerable.”proposal for bankruptcy protection for students with college debt, signaling his intent to coopt some of the voter energy that Sanders has said is his biggest advantage in a general election.

In the last two weeks, representatives for CNN, the Democratic National Committee, and the Biden and Sanders campaigns engaged in a rolling conversation about how and whether to proceed with the debate, given the coronavirus explosion. Spending thousands of dollars getting TV crews and campaign staff to Phoenix by airplane suddenly seemed like a bad idea.

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