Let's add it up.
For the Democrats, it likely made the difference winning them the presidency and therefore the Senate in 2020.
For Republicans, it got them a state trifecta in Virginia and maybe the Nevada governorship.
This is in no way an even trade.
I would be very mad to if I had kids and schools were closed for months for no reason.
The amount of non-chain businesses in NoVa is notable. If Northam did not allow some openings in Summer of 2020 the 2020 results in VA would have been different.
Sisolak was absolutely wrong to close casinos down. The economy being strong was always more important than making sure no one ever gets sick.
I do think the following are true at the same time:
1) Biden won because of covid.
and
2) Covid really made the Trump people come out and save a lot of Republicans and get Trump closer than expected.
If covid never happened, Trump would have still had an uphill battle.
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