Massachusetts Democrats To Cancel Convention

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published April 3, 2020 at 9:32 AM EDT

confetti drops at the Democratic National Convention

The Massachusetts Democratic Party is expected to cancel the party convention scheduled for May 30^th because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The party’s state committee is scheduled to meet remotely on Saturday and act on a recommendation from party chairman Gus Bickford to cancel this year’s convention.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill and Western New England University political science professor Tim Vercellotti discuss the significance of the convention cancellation.

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