April 21, 2020: Joe Biden raised $46.7 million in March. Donald Trump said he planned to suspend immigration to the United States.
Ballotpedia is monitoring changes made to election dates and procedures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the presidential primary updates you need to know:
Poll Spotlight“The idea of an Biden-Obama ticket is as much rooted in warm fuzzy nostalgia for the last Democratic administration as it is a product of the cold, hard data of polling. In terms of popularity, no one else in the party is in the league of Michelle Obama, who last year overtook actress and philanthropist Angelina Jolie for the mantle of ‘most admired woman’ in a global survey conducted by YouGov. Barack Obama was the world’s second-most admired man behind Bill Gates.” – Marc Caputo, Politico Election Updates
What We’re Reading
Flashback: April 21, 2016 The Rules Committee of the Republican Party rejected a proposal to switch convention procedure from the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives to Robert’s Rules of Order. At the center of the debate was whether the convention chair should have the power to allow the nomination of additional candidates. |
Click here to learn more.