Analysis: Biden's campaign dilemma: courting voters in the age of COVID-19 | KnottMatthew
As US President Donald Trump flouts social distancing regulations by appearing at packed indoor rallies, his Democratic rival Joe Biden is facing a challenge: generating enthusiasm in battleground states while showing that he takes the coronavirus pandemic seriously.
Biden's schedule on Wednesday showed how he was trying to strike the right balance between modelling good public health behaviour and political campaigning.The Democratic nominee made his first trip of the campaign to Florida, a perennial swing state where polls have shown him losing ground in recent weeks.In particular, polls have pointed to a disturbing drop in support for Biden among Hispanic voters, who make up around a fifth of the Florida electorate.
At a community college in Tampa, Biden held a roundtable with military veterans. The event used strict physical distancing guidelines, with the handful of mask-wearing participants spread out around a horseshoe-shape set of tables.
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