Politicizing Coronavirus Will Cost Dems the House

The American Spectator ^ | March 10, 2020 | David Catron

[CheshireTheCat]

...President Trump is right when he accuses the Democrats of working “to inflame the coronavirus situation.” They regard the outbreak as an opportunity for scoring political points. Moreover, they have behaved so irresponsibly during the past three years that what little credibility they enjoyed has evaporated. Gallup finds that Congress has a 23 percent approval rating. The reality is that the president, the CDC, and the NIH are doing as well as most reasonable voters would expect with the coronavirus outbreak. When it becomes obvious that the Democrats have cynically exploited this serious public health risk in one last attempt to damage Trump, the voters will react with revulsion. They will reelect Trump and return the leadership of the House to his party.

[CheshireTheCat]

In a fair and reasonable world, with reasonable people inhabiting it, yes.

[ClearCase_guy]

There is a very long list of things that were expected to take down Trump. The walls are always closing in.

People will look back at this and be amazed. A non-stop onslaught of BS to take down the president over Russia, Ukraine, taxes, emoluments, porn stars, virus, Saudi oil wars, whatever.

[9YearLurker]

Congressional approval ratings are always low, yet incumbent critters are always overwhelmingly re-elected.

People tend to think Congress misbehaves as a whole, but that their particular rep is a good guy/gal.

[Buckeye McFrog]

We need a national Fire Your Congressman movement.

Regardless of party or whether you think they’re good or bad, just FIRE THEIR ARSES. A couple of cycles with massive turnover and maybe they’ll start to get the message.

[griswold3]

Ditto! If the US was actually crashing, Pelosi & Schumer would not lift a finger to help and the blame it all on Trump. All to gain power and loot the treasury when he’s gone

[9YearLurker]

You want to fire Nunes and Jordan?

And of course the sad part is that is the sort of campaign only conservatives might get on board for.

[Undecided 2012]

The main headline on DM is a Hollywood Doctor saying, “In my 30 years of practice I haven’t seen anything like it.”
I thought yea right Democrats have been saying that since November 2016. Take a placebo and go to bed Doc.

[Vermont Lt]

Honestly, I want them ALL quarantined.

Let God sort them out.

The whole Congress and MOST of the government could disappear tomorrow and the world would be a happier place.

[JesusIsLord]

Never underestimate mindless people.

[null and void]

In a fair and reasonable world, with reasonable people inhabiting it, yes.

*sigh* Yeah, if you find such a world let me know.

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

[null and void]

Congressional approval ratings are always low, yet incumbent critters are always overwhelmingly re-elected.

People tend to think Congress misbehaves as a whole, but that their particular rep is a good guy/gal.

I'd venture that election fraud plays a part as well.

No one with an (R) after their their name seems interested in preventing it.
Everyone with a (D) after their name actively and viciously opposes any effort to clean it up.

[bk1000]

One last attempt? You mean the latest attempt. Wait until their October surprise. Or for that matter, each monthly surprise before that. Until there are actual consequences, the BS will not end.

[SunkenCiv]

NeverTrumpers hardest hit!

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• What Taiwan can teach the world on fighting the coronavirus
• Coronavirus: Vietnamese COVID-19 video goes viral as prevention message proves popular (outstanding video, with English sub-titles)
  • Vietnamese jet-setter with coronavirus a guest at top fashion shows in Milan and Paris

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[TECTopcat]

yes, unfortunately Dems have lots block voters who vote Dem no matter what

[trebb]

Yep - it is the Dems’ Great Dem Hope Virus...
Must suck that for a party to do good, a lot of bad stuff has to happen to the people...