Lots of articles today about Democratic Party despair, the ever-popular "Democrats in disarray" theme.
I'm concerned about our country too. I'm concerned that so many people are replying to polls that they are willing to vote for Republicans. 1/
I'm concerned about our country too. I'm concerned that so many people are replying to polls that they are willing to vote for Republicans. 1/
But I think the commentariat is missing something.
One whole article in @washingtonpost, maybe a thousand words, never mentions the pandemic. Nor do most of the others, except in passing. 2/
One whole article in @washingtonpost, maybe a thousand words, never mentions the pandemic. Nor do most of the others, except in passing. 2/
The pandemic is a central fact in everyone's life, however much we might want to ignore/ deny/ forget about it.
We thought we had it licked this summer, and then it hit back. It's looking bad this fall in too many places across America. And worse in the rest of the world. 3/
We thought we had it licked this summer, and then it hit back. It's looking bad this fall in too many places across America. And worse in the rest of the world. 3/
Ending the pandemic is central to everything. That is what will make the political difference. We are not far from it in the US, although it seems otherwise.
1) Get vaccinated, including a third shot.
2) Be cautious in your holiday gatherings. Use testing kits. 4/
1) Get vaccinated, including a third shot.
2) Be cautious in your holiday gatherings. Use testing kits. 4/
Even so, I think we will have another peak this winter, mostly of the unvaccinated. It will be bad.
I need to run some numbers, but it is likely to get better in the spring, and perhaps stay that way in the summer. This will make all the difference. 5/
I need to run some numbers, but it is likely to get better in the spring, and perhaps stay that way in the summer. This will make all the difference. 5/
And have a happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your relatives! Exclude the unvaccinated!
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