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Joe Biden Seeks to Clinch Democratic Party Nomination in Nearly a Dozen
Primaries Tuesday

Steve Redisch

   WASHINGTON - June 2was supposed to be the finish line for what seemed
   like an endless 2020 U.S. presidential primary campaign. In most
   election years, a party's nominee forpresident of the United States is
   locked up by then.

   For the last 33 months, 33peoplecampaignedforthe Democratic nomination
   for president.TheJune 2primary states couldpossiblycrown a nominee.

   But then the coronavirus pandemic hit and dramatically scrambled the
   campaign calendar.

   In mid-March, states started to postpone their primary elections to
   prevent crowds at voting places and to buy time to expand vote-by-mail
   opportunities.

   Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and the District of
   Columbia were already scheduled to hold primary elections next Tuesday.

   However, in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus, six
   other states postponed their primaries until June 2--making it the
   second biggest day for selecting delegatesbehind "Super Tuesday"on
   March 3when roughly a third of all the delegatesto the Democratic
   national conventionwere chosen.

   Thesixstatesare Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
   and Rhode Island.

   WATCH: Tuesday primary elections

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