The Democrat party has a problem.
One of their core constituencies, the suburban Karen, loves masks, and scolding those who don’t want to wear them just for the sheer power of it. But that’s a fairly narrow demographic.
So Brandon has to thread the needle: annoy everyone except suburban Karens, or risk losing them into the “didn’t vote” category. Either way, if the Republicans had at least half a brain, they would exploit this structural weakness in the Democrat coalition by relentlessly pointing out the futility, silliness, and downright power-grabbing of the Democrat party.
They won’t, but one can dream.
There's a lot of them in my place of birth in Montgomery County, Maryland.