'Too dangerous': Many Americans unable to celebrate Joe Biden inauguration amid fears of pro-Trump unrest and COVID-19
Trevor Hughes and Rick Jervis, USA TODAY
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WASHINGTON – Doug Peterson drove 1,100 miles from Houston to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, last year to canvass in frigid temperatures for presidential candidate Joe Biden.
He volunteered relentlessly for him across Houston and attended countless Zoom meetings with other organizers. When media outlets named Biden the winner of the presidential election in November, Peterson’s mind immediately raced to attending the inauguration. Those hopes were quickly dashed.