Wisconsin's governor tried and failed to stop the in-person voting from taking place Tuesday because of concerns over spreading the COVID-19 virus. The polls opened in Wisconsin Tuesday and it was a wreck, with the majorty of inside poll workers refusing to work because of fear of catching the virus. It made many people in Ohio glad Ohio canceled its March 17 Election Day and extended absentee balloting until April 28.
But WVXU Senior Politics Analyst Howard Wilkinson spoke with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik over the coming battle between Republicans and Democrats across the country over how much absentee voting should be used in the fall. Republicans - including President Trump - want to keep it to a minimum while Democrats in other states would like to go to all-absentee elections.
This story was first published April 10.
