2020 Election Will
Be Decided by the Virus
Real Clear Politics,
by
Gary Meltz
Original Article
Posted By: Garnet,
5/12/2020 11:05:01 AM
Democrats are now the party of “closed” and Republicans the party of “open.” Generally speaking, Democrats believe we need to keep restrictions in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, and Republicans demand we open businesses to save the economy. Both have a point, and time will tell which side is advocating the wiser plan.
If the Republican states open up, and death rates do not spike, then President Donald Trump can claim that Democrats were overly cautious and demonstrated poor judgment. On the flip side, if the red states experience higher death rates after opening up, residents may lament their decision.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
RCFLyer98 5/12/2020 11:07:03 AM (No. 408783)
For me, 2020 has already been decided. I will never, never, I repeat never, vote for another Democrat in my life time!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Pook60 5/12/2020 11:11:05 AM (No. 408787)
I can assure you more people are going to die in both red and blue states. The difference is the dead in red states will die free, not as a slave to the state.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
bpl40 5/12/2020 11:22:39 AM (No. 408800)
The real division is the Party of continued economic destruction and the Party of recovery. All stops will be pulled out to show that it is Republicans who trading lives for material gains - that includes RCP. The Pubbies are so hapless that they will willingly take the blame and turn the other cheek (to be kicked) unless PDT steps in and saves them from themselves.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
pros7767 5/12/2020 11:30:57 AM (No. 408809)
Many of those independents will be voting with their pocketbook, irrespective of the death rate. If they're allowed to go back to their jobs and support their families, they will be very grateful. If they're not, they may blame the Dems for failing to open up the economy. So many deaths were unnecessary because of Dem policies of putting COVID positive people into Nursing Homes.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
DVC 5/12/2020 11:32:41 AM (No. 408815)
Written by a NY Democrat's press secretary. Yeah, that's an unbiased and sensible look at anything.
5 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 5/12/2020 11:37:06 AM (No. 408820)
Democrats are gleeful and happy the longer they can keep us shut down, sheltering in place and wearing the moron muzzles. For them, it is all about the imperialistic dictatorial obsessions they have. It is not about the American economy's health welfare and safety, it is all about their iron-fisted control and political power. I think we all know what will happen.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 5/12/2020 11:39:30 AM (No. 408824)
Utter nonsense.
By November the "pandemic" will not be a factor. I'm not sure what will be - - but it won't be that. 0bamagate - - for sure - - will be much more determinative by then - - plus other issues which will develop between now and then.
I love these prognostications - - nearly all of which are completely wrong.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 5/12/2020 11:41:48 AM (No. 408827)
The 2020 election will be decided by Spygate.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
DVC 5/12/2020 11:46:43 AM (No. 408840)
#8, I prefer "Obamagate".
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FOR THOSE CRYING FOR THE COUNTRY TO REMAIN SHUT DOWN, PLEASE ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:
1) How many children should starve in order to make you feel safe?
2) How many families must go bankrupt in order to make you feel safe?
3) How many business owners should lose everything they've worked for in order to make you feel safe?
4) How many people have to lose their jobs, their health insurance, their life savings, to make you feel safe?
Come up with the number of people that you think should surrender their lives for YOUR feelings and YOUR safety.
Does it make you feel safer knowing that your unwarranted fear and panic are costing others their livelihoods and even their own lives?
Each time you complain about keeping the country shut down, remember what it's costing OTHER people.
Also, remember this - if the TV news had never told you to be afraid of this virus, you wouldn't have. You'd have never given it a thought, you'd have gone about your life as usual along with everyone else. You'd likely have never known there was a virus at all, you’d have thought that this was just another type of Flu. So, remember that all your fear and panic exists because you were TOLD to live in fear and panic. Regardless of whether things reopen or not, you still have the choice to stay home and not go places if you feel that is what is best for you and your family. Let those who feel they need to make a living to feed their families go back to work!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
DVC 5/12/2020 3:43:57 PM (No. 409086)
A rural county south of me has a county commissioner "ordering" that all business keep name, date, time and phone number of all customers so that they can be tracked if necessary.
I checked and the whole county has had 6 cases, probably all over by now.
Some people are just nutty. I imagine that most of the business read this, thought for about 4 seconds and said, "Uh, no. Not doing that."
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
judy 5/12/2020 4:24:26 PM (No. 409112)
It will be decided by the workers! It’s obvious Dems do not want people to work...Trump wants to make America Work Agin!!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Strike3 5/12/2020 7:21:42 PM (No. 409267)
There are more than two choices. Trump supporters see that he is doing a superb job and will put him back into office no matter how stupidly the democrats run their states. This obvious follow-up to Quid-pro-quo, Obamagate and a host of other freak shows conducted by democrat idiots will not work either.
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