[FLASHBACK] 5 reasons Gov. Cuomo and Dr. Fauci are America’s de facto leaders during the coronavirus pandemic

marketwatch ^ | April 4, 2020 | Virginia K. Smith

[MarvinStinson]

For Americans gripped with fear and confusion over the rapid spread of the coronavirus, Cuomo and Fauci have emerged as unexpected emotional life rafts

Throughout March, Cuomo has held near-daily news conferences updating New Yorkers with dire statistics on ventilators and hospital beds. In response, PresidentCuomo has trended on Twitter, the governor’s updates repeatedly hailed as “comforting,” even by users who don’t live in New York.

Meanwhile, a Twitter user recently posted a photo of doughnuts decorated with photos of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who earlier in the day made what would otherwise be an improbable appearance in an Instagram Live Q&A with Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry.

For many, Cuomo and Fauci also become primary sources of information on the pandemic — a recent poll from Business Insider listed both men as the most trusted leaders in the U.S. when it comes to the coronavirus response. More recently, a poll from the Siena College Research Institute found that 87% of New Yorkers approved of Cuomo's handling of the epidemic.

Here’s how a previously little-known infectious disease expert and a state governor who’d spent the past year battling plummeting approval ratings wound up as many Americans’ de facto leaders in the face of an unprecedented threat.

They state the facts clearly

The coronavirus has been plagued by the spread of false or confusing information — much of it coming from the White House and President Trump , while social media networks are battling an onslaught of misinformation and disinformation.

Perhaps it’s not especially shocking that two figures regularly offering up vetted, clear, and understandable information have become such lifelines in this crisis.

[MarvinStinson]

"In Cuomo’s case, daily news conferences include concise powerpoint slides that are easily screenshotted and shared on social media. And Fauci has been able to distill complex, shifting medical data into understandable statements, garnering praise from Scientific American as a “plain spoken” example of how a scientific expert should communicate with the public."

[MarvinStinson]

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[JennysCool]

PresidentCuomo has trended on Twitter, the governor’s updates repeatedly hailed as “comforting,”

In hindsight, hilarious.

[lizma2]

[metmom]

Yeah, leaders in how to kill off unwanted, tax payer funds using useless eaters.

[RaceBannon]

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1345794767737790464/pu/vid/1280x720/YO0n5mKQJavmFuEP.mp4

[hoe_cake]

There IS a rapid spread? I didn’t know, because my days are not consumed with talk of this virus. I am living life large. Those who are gripped in fear do it to themselves, imo.

[BenLurkin]

For Americans liberals gripped with fear and confusion Cuomo and Fauci have emerged as emotional life rafts."

Americans don't need "emotional life rafts."

[libstripper]

Two poltroons in a pod.

[lgjhn23]

Two nasty-smelling turds floating in a punchbowl.

[Carriage Hill]

Cuomo and Fauci ...

SPJNK.