Virtual conventions: Health crisis forces both parties, particularly the Democrats, to envision the possibility

By Louis Jacobson, senior columnist for Sabato’s Crystal Ball This article first appeared in Sabato’s Crystal Ball. Reprinted with permission. 

Virtual conventions: suddenly a possibility Will there be Democratic and Republican conventions this summer? The coronavirus pandemic, and the social distancing needed to combat it, are putting these quadrennial festivities in doubt — an unprecedented si...