'BradCast' 3/16/2020 (Nation Hunkers, Markets Crash, Elections Face Postponement)

Published: March 17, 2020, 12:39 a.m.

b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0 We are now living in a strange new world, for the time being, as the coronavirus crisis threatens to shut down the nation entirely for weeks or months. Millions have been instructed to stay home from work. Financial markets are tanking. Cities and states are shutting down schools, restaurants, bars, clubs, theaters and casinos -- with some issuing 'shelter in place' orders. House Democrats have passed emergency legislation to help displaced workers and families, now awaiting a Senate vote. All in the middle of a crucial presidential election.\\xa0 And all under the most dangerously inept, incompetent and dishonest administration in modern U.S. history -- Trump today literally told the nation's governors they are on their own, and should come up with enough respirators to keep their citizens alive. Today we try to get you caught up with the unfolding, bizarre and disorienting mess that we are ALL going through together, in hopes of "flattening the curve" and slowing the spread of the virus to avoid overwhelming the U.S. healthcare system.\\xa0 States are beginning to postpone their upcoming primary elections, particularly those that use touchscreen voting systems, like Louisiana, Georgia and Ohio. For the primaries to be held on Tuesday, Florida, Illinois and Arizona say they are having difficulty staffing polling sites due to coronavirus concerns. Whether Ohio's primary election on Tuesday will go forward is still unclear amid dueling court rulings. Maryland and New York are considering postponement and moving to all-Vote-by-Mail primaries. Some states, like Pennsylvania, don't allow no-excuse absentee voting -- that will also need to change.\\xa0 Also today:\\xa0 Sunday's Presidential Debate,\\xa0 and callers weigh in on all of the above...."