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@GovPritzker now says the peak for Covid-19 in Illinois has "expanded" from mid-May to mid-June. There are several problems with this claim.

(1) Last month he said models showed the peak would come between late April and early May. What changed? 1/
... (2) We don't know what models Pritzker used in April. Why were they wrong?

(3) We don't know if Pritzker is using those same models now. And if so, why?

(4) What makes the models more accurate now? Why are they giving a drastically different result? 2/
(5) Or is Prizker now using different models? If so, why does he think they are more accurate?

(6) Do other models show the peak earlier?

(7) This is extremely vague.

(8) This "expansion" once again supports moving the goal posts further away. 3/
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