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Doubt Swirls Around 2020 Election As Pandemic Worries Deepen

The 2020 presidential election is just a few months away. But as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, the race has been overshadowed and even called into question.

President Trump has increasingly used his frequent briefings as a chance to campaign for reelection, praising his own performance in response to COVID-19.

Meanwhile, Joe Biden faces criticism for seeming absent as he attempts to campaign from home. NPR political correspondent Asma Khalid (@asmamk) updates host Jeremy Hobson on the latest 2020 election news.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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