Biden does not rule out the possibility of a democratic convention without audience

Joe Biden, candidate with the best chances of winning the Democratic nomination for the White House, does not rule out the possibility of a convention of his party without audience.

Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, this summer high mass could turn into an event broadcast online, admitted former Barack Obama vice president. “ We have to have a convention. It may be a tele-convention, "he said on ABC. If the pandemic is not brought under control, " it could prove impossible to put 10, 20 or 30,000 people in the same site" , he justified.

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The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the campaign for the US presidential election in November, forcing the postponement of the Democratic primaries and the convention which should designate this summer, between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump's rival.

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Since mid-March, all three have also been deprived of campaign meetings, events that usually punctuate the race for the White House.

The Democratic convention was to gather thousands of participants from July 13 to 16, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The party announced that it postpones it to August 17, in the same city.

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