WATCH: How will the pandemic affect the 2020 election?

The coronavirus has drastically changed the trajectory of the 2020 presidential election, as candidates have had to shift their focus away from public rallies and campaign events to the digital space. Should the coronavirus continue to impact in-person voting into the fall, there's likely to be a fight between Democrats and Republicans over whether to limit mail-in ballots. “The Democratic position is, if this pandemic is still impacting in-person voting in the fall, they want as much unrestricted access to absentee balloting as possible," said PBS NewsHour senior political reporter Dan Bush. He and PBS NewsHour's Lisa Desjardins answered this question and others about the coronavirus relief bill and what it could mean for families in the U.S.

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