There are countless, literally countless examples of Ohio's COVID-19 skeptics (in Statehouse & elsewhere) pointing to the early projections of 6k, 8k, 10k cases per day & urging Ohio to reopen based on us having not hit those numbers.
Today we have. Those projections are here.
Today we have. Those projections are here.
When I wrote in Oct. about the June "Mission accomplished!" letter I wondered how signers reflected on recent surge
Author doubled down, re: those forecasts: “I’ll never forget that. We never got close to that. Not even remotely close.”
We're now there!
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2020/10/27/19-…
Author doubled down, re: those forecasts: “I’ll never forget that. We never got close to that. Not even remotely close.”
We're now there!
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2020/10/27/19-…
I have so many of these I'm not sure where to start. State Sen. Andrew Brenner saying "Clearly the general population is safe from Covid19" and retweeting a message saying "The COVID epidemic is over" 
State Rep. J Todd Smith from May: "The projections about the impact of the Covid-19 virus were wildly inaccurate."
April 27: 35 Republican lawmakers sign the Open Ohio Responsibly Framework plan, which says about the concern of overwhelming hospitals/health systems: "In Ohio, we believe we are now past that stage of concern."
Ohio currently is setting records for COVID-19 hospitalizations
Ohio currently is setting records for COVID-19 hospitalizations
A complaint used to be that DeWine 'moved the goal posts.' Example is from Rep. Wiggam on left
Except, it's skeptics who often move the goal posts: after downplaying virus for months, Rep. Powell now explains rise in cases as "normal ebbs and flows" facebook.com/votejenapowell…
Except, it's skeptics who often move the goal posts: after downplaying virus for months, Rep. Powell now explains rise in cases as "normal ebbs and flows" facebook.com/votejenapowell…
The point here isn't to insult lawmakers for guessing wrong. The pandemic has taken twists and turns throughout 2020
But that's exactly the point: this is the result of ignoring experts from the very beginning & spiking the football early. And those who were wrong remain defiant
But that's exactly the point: this is the result of ignoring experts from the very beginning & spiking the football early. And those who were wrong remain defiant
I should say, *some* remain defiant.
Here's an example of one reversal: on the left is Rep. Dick Stein of Norwalk's Facebook post from May 1. He signed the June "Mission accomplished!" letter.
On the right is a statement his office sent me for my Oct article.
Here's an example of one reversal: on the left is Rep. Dick Stein of Norwalk's Facebook post from May 1. He signed the June "Mission accomplished!" letter.
On the right is a statement his office sent me for my Oct article.
By the way, all this is separate from the other category of wrong predictions involving COVID-19 vs. the Flu. I ran through all of those in the below thread:
https://twitter.com/Tylerjoelb/status/1281296381479727106
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