What Went Down In Michigan, Washington And Other Democratic Primaries

I’m also curious to see how Washington’s primary runs, since coronavirus has still been an issue for election administration — election officials were, for example, warning voters not to lick their envelopes. Of course, we have no idea how long the coronavirus outbreak will last, but it could be a good test case for how to handle an election during a public health crisis of this magnitude.

Hard to say for sure, but I think if a state has an active outbreak on a voting day, and then voter turnout is noticeably low, it could reasonably be inferred that it was a factor. Ohio is an interesting one to watch because the state only has three reported cases but the governor and public health officials moved quickly to try to limit the spread, which prompted Biden and Sanders to cancel their rallies.

Kaleigh wrote about this for the live blog, but coronavirus could also impact things tonight. There are already more than 260 cases and 24 deaths in Washington, and both Sanders and Biden cancelled rallies today. How much do you think this is already factoring into the election already, both on the ground and in how voters are making up their minds?