Ohio Governor Wants Postponement Of Tuesday’s Presidential Primary

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By Ted Johnson The coronavirus now may disrupt Tuesday’s presidential contests, which many have looked as a defining moment in the race between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said that he wants in-person voting in the state’s scheduled primary on Tuesday postponed to June 2 because of the fears of the spread of the coronavirus. “We cannot tell people to stay inside, but also to tell them to go out and vote,” DeWine said on Twitter.

He said that the votes that have already been cast, via early voting and mail-in ballots, would still be counted, but that it did not make sense given a set of new restrictions on public gatherings in the state.

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