The coronavirus has affected a lot of things, including the presidential nomination process in the United States. The two leading parties know that they must restructure traditional nominating events because of safety concerns during the pandemic. This week Democratic Party delegates will officially choose former Vice President Joe Biden as their candidate for president. Yet Biden will never appear in the same room as the delegates. The Republican Party plans to nominate U.S. President Donald Trump as its candidate the following week. Republican officials say Trump may make his acceptance speech not at a traditional convention, but from the White House. Both parties have decided that holding large, indoor gatherings with thousands of delegates during the pandemic would not be a good idea. So, all the speeches and other activities are being done online.
Title: COVID-19 Has Changed US Politics
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4427/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='COVID-19 Has Changed US Politics' data-article-id='4958'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12854'>The coronavirus has affected a lot of things, including the presidential nomination process in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='12854' data-end-time='26271'>The two leading parties know that they must restructure traditional nominating events because of safety concerns during the pandemic.</span> <span data-start-time='26271' data-end-time='38604'>This week Democratic Party delegates will officially choose former Vice President Joe Biden as their candidate for president.</span> <span data-start-time='38604' data-end-time='45375'>Yet Biden will never appear in the same room as the delegates.</span> <span data-start-time='45375' data-end-time='55292'>The Republican Party plans to nominate U.S. President Donald Trump as its candidate the following week.</span> <span data-start-time='55292' data-end-time='66729'> Republican officials say Trump may make his acceptance speech not at a traditional convention, but from the White House.</span> <span data-start-time='66729' data-end-time='79000'>Both parties have decided that holding large, indoor gatherings with thousands of delegates during the pandemic would not be a good idea.</span> <span data-start-time='79000' data-end-time='86083'>So, all the speeches and other activities are being done online.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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