Politics In The Age Of COVID-19

This election cycle is like no other in modern U.S. history. The COVID-19 pandemic is tossing traditional campaigning by the wayside and is driving record numbers of voters to cast their ballots by mail in lieu of a polling place. Despite the coronavirus, Minnesota recently held a primary election, Joe Biden virtually accepted the nomination as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, and Senator Kamala Harris was named Biden’s running mate. This week on Dialogue Minnesota, University of Minnesota Associate Professor of Political Science Kathryn Pearson joins us to discuss this most unusual campaign season.