For 15 months, @GovPhilScott was an international darling on the pandemic stage - a paragon of reason, of science-adherence, of counterprogramming to the unfolding #GOP mayhem.
He spoke with clarity and he led. In a very blue state, he won reelection with 68% of the vote. 🧵 (1/) And then he bit the poison apple or the kiss wore off or really, who knows what the hell happened, but something truly Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde unfolded over the summer and he turned into a haunting shell of his former self. He turned away from reason. He turned away from science. (2/)