Republicans think Republican areas will be better-spared from the epidemic by lower density and a corrupt allocation of resources by the federal government. If they're right, universal vote by mail can only save Democratic turnout from collapse, so it must be opposed.
Is there anything in the stimulus–anything at all–that convincingly binds Trump to allocate recovery resources (existing or within the bill itself) without partisan favor and without blackmail?
There is already powerful evidence that Trump is gaming the coronavirus response for partisan advantage, to help allies, and punish enemies. Now triple the order of magnitude.
Different states are getting different levels of solicitousness from the federal government already. Trump went on Fox News today and told governors they needed to dial back the criticism of him if they wanted federal help.
Would anyone of good faith really, confidently predict that the Trump administration won't make ventilators more readily available to Florida than to New York? nytimes.com/video/us/polit…
California, Washington, and New York.
What are we going to do about it as citizens, and what are Democrats prepared to do about it as a political party, when it becomes impossible to deny that Trump playing favorites with certain states and punishing others as people die in droves. thedailybeast.com/trump-to-new-y…
