On the menu today: Results are in for a just few of yesterday evening’s primary contests, a New York Times survey shows Joe Biden with a comfortable lead against the president, and the most recent statue-toppling sentiments are now being directed at . . . Abraham Lincoln and Jesus.
Mail-In Ballots Delay Election Results
Yesterday featured primary contests in several states, including New York, Kentucky, and Virginia. In New York and Kentucky, most of the results are being delayed by a massive uptick in mail-in ballots, certainly the result of concerns about COVID-19 and related poll closures.
Kentucky featured a Democratic primary contest between two candidates for U.S. Senate — state representative Charles Booker and former Marine pilot Amy McGrath — both of whom are hoping to face Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell in a few months. But they’ll have to wait quite a while to find out their fate.
According to the Associated Press, state officials in Kentucky said the delays caused by COVID-19 closures meant they wouldn’t release any further information about the results until next Tuesday — and that the AP, therefore, ...
Episode 231: Stand Up for Yourself,...
