A man walks out of the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland where Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was prepared to hold a campaign rally, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Cleveland. The Cleveland rally was canceled due to concerns about coronavirus. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
March 12, 2020
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March 12, 2020 12:28 a.m.
From handshakes to kissing babies, virus upends campaigning
WASHINGTON (AP) — Podiums get sanitized before the candidate steps up to speak. Fist or elbow bumps take the place of handshakes, and kissing babies is out of the question. Rallies are canceled, leaving candidates speaking to a handful of journalists and staffers instead of cheering crowds of thousands.