because of AMERICA’s exploding coronakrise has twenty u.s. states have already exposed their primaries. But on Tuesday continues the midwestern state of Wisconsin, like nothing has happened.
And according to This governor Tony Evers brought over a million citizens, thus in imminent danger of being infected with the potentially deadly virus that now has infected 364.000 and claimed the lives of over 10,000 americans life.
Wisconsin is one of the american states, which have been most lethargic on the uptake to respond to the worldwide epidemic. And it was not until yesterday morning that the democratic governor decided to postpone the elections to 9. June.
However, it took only two hours, before the republican majority in the state senate defendant the governor, and was thus pushed through, that the election would still take place.
“We are putting our own citizens in danger. It is irreverent,” says Governor Evers.
Immediately you would think that the republican party would be indifferent, when their democratic opponents hold primaries.
But a democratic member of This senate, is not in doubt.
“the Republicans hope, of course, that the primary election ends up in total chaos. And for them it will also apply to the state supreme court, where an important member shall be elected on Tuesday. And they know that less attendance provides a greater chance for a republican victory.”
In 2016, attended a little over a million voters In primaries between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
In the year faced the choice between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. And until coronakrisens start suggested all the polls that the democratic party had a good chance to regain power in the state, like Donald Trump in 2016 won with a small majority.
There is expected to be more legal wrangling before stemmestederne opened on Tuesday. In the meantime, try the governor to get help from the national guard, in which case the latter will replace the state’s well-7.000 volunteers valgmedhjælpere.
In the night announced, both Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, that they believe that Wisconsin should postpone the elections to June.
