If Ohio does postpone its primary, that could marginally help Bernie Sanders stave off what is otherwise likely to be another boost in Biden’s pledged delegates
An early voter in Ohio carefully casting a ballot. Photo: Aaron Doster/AP/Shutterstock The four Democratic presidential primaries scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, have been overshadowed by two sweeping developments. The first was Joe Biden’s surge into what many consider a virtually insurmountable lead over Bernie Sanders in a two-candidate race.
Officials from all four states said they are taking extra precautions to keep voting machines sanitized and will post guidance from local health officials at voting locations.
Arizona is a heavy vote-by-mail state, providing voters the option of permanently registering to automatically receive mail ballots, and upwards of 80 percent choose to vote remotely. This should shield that state from the worst Primary Day fears . In Florida, 632,000 registered Democrats have already voted by mail for the March 17 primary , with another 487,000 ballots still out there. Another 438,000 have already voted in person . Total Democratic voting four years ago was 1.
Like Ohio, Illinois is holding its regular non-presidential primary in tandem with the presidential event. The marquee race from a national point of view is in Chicago’s Third Congressional District, where longtime incumbent Democrat Dan Lipinski faces a rematch from progressive challenger Marie Newman, who nearly toppled the anti-abortion-rights, anti-Obamacare congressman two years ago. This is a safe Democratic district no matter who wins the primary.
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