China News Service, June 3, comprehensive report, in the ongoing epidemic and ethnic tensions, eight U.S. states and Washington, D.C., ushered in the primary election on the 2nd local time, which is the largest wave in the past three months In the primary election, Biden, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, may win enough votes for party representatives to formally qualify for the nomination of the presidential candidate. However, the focus of this wave of primary elections is not considered to be which presidential candidate to support, but how voters and election officials adapt to postal voting.
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Encountered an epidemic situation and demonstrations, a wave of primary elections under a special background
On the 2nd local time (Tuesday), the eight states and the District of Columbia of Washington ushered in the primary election of the presidential election. This is the largest election since the beginning of the new crown epidemic and will also provide a reference for the presidential election on November 3. .
However, the background of this wave of primary elections is more special. On the one hand, the epidemic in the United States continues, with more than 1.8 million people diagnosed with the new crown and more than 100,000 deaths. Although all states in the United States have begun to gradually open up, they still require social distance. In the context of the epidemic, many states encourage a safer way of voting by post.
On the other hand, the large-scale protests triggered by last week's African state men's "kneeling and killing" by African policemen also complicated the elections in certain areas on Tuesday. The mayor of Philadelphia said that the curfew will be imposed 30 minutes after the polling station is closed, and Washington DC voters and electoral station staff will not be subject to curfew restrictions.
On March 3 local time, the US presidential primary election ushered in "Super Tuesday." In terms of the Democratic Party, the 14 states of the United States, the American Samoa of overseas territories, and overseas Democrats held a collective primary vote. The picture shows a polling place in Arlington, Virginia that day. China News Agency reporter Chen Meng Tongshe
Is mail voting unsafe? The two parties are arguing fiercely about the voting method
The four states that held the primaries on Tuesday-Pennsylvania, Indiana, Maryland and Rhode Island-postponed the primaries to 2 days earlier this year due to the epidemic. Together with Iowa, Montana, New Mexico, and South Dakota, all eight states have encouraged or expanded safer methods of voting by post.
This has led to a record number of application forms mailed and mail ballots received in many states, and a series of problems, confusion, delayed or lost ballot applications, and other situations come at any time.
Most states have significantly reduced the number of polling stations, but it is difficult to recruit enough employees to manage polling stations.
Suzanne Almeida, acting director of Common Cause, the Pennsylvania government regulator, said: "We will have a clear understanding of the issues that need to be resolved in November after June 2 and hope we can propose some clear practical solutions."
Officials said that counting a large number of postal votes may delay the announcement of results. In Pennsylvania, Governor Wolff extended the deadline for mailing ballots in six counties, including Philadelphia, from June 2 to June 9.
However, the two parties in the United States had a fierce dispute over the voting method. Democrats support a safe way to vote, while Republicans represented by President Trump claimed that mailing votes can lead to fraud. But there is very little evidence to prove that postal voting will trigger large-scale voting fraud.
On February 29 local time, Biden, the US Democratic presidential candidate, won the fourth round of the 2020 election-the South Carolina primary. The 77-year-old former vice president is expected to use this key victory to turn the tide. The picture shows that on February 2, local time, Biden held a momentum in Iowa. China News Agency reporter Chen Meng Tongshe
Against Trump? Biden is expected to win the presidential nomination
The 2nd primary election is still a historic opportunity for the Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Biden. Biden may win enough votes for party representatives to formally qualify for the nomination of presidential candidates.
In order for Biden to formally qualify as a presidential candidate, he must win the majority of party representative votes, but failing to meet the standard will not jeopardize his position to compete for the White House on behalf of the Democratic Party. Because Biden took the lead in the Super Tuesday primaries in early March, all of his main opponents have already retired.
If there are not enough votes on the 2nd, Biden will almost certainly get enough votes for party representatives later this month.
This is the third time that 77-year-old Biden has contested to become the Democratic presidential candidate. He hopes to win as many party representative votes as possible before showdown against the current President Trump to show his strength.
On Tuesday morning, Trump tweeted to encourage Republicans to go to the polling station, he wrote: "Republicans, go out today to vote for those outstanding candidates, which will bring a huge victory on November 3. Let the United States again great!"