Coronavirus & 2020

[GeorgiaModerate]

Fear of getting infected at the polling places will lead to lower turnout, and lower turnout helps Republicans. What do you guys think?

I think this is the new leader for dumbest take yet on the virus.

[Cyrusman]

Okay, I have serious doubts that we beat Trump in the end, but COVID-19 is becoming more and more of a disaster for him. If we lose, it'll be in spite of his cartoonishly craptastic response to the virus.

Why is it a disaster for him? He didn’t start it

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Okay, I have serious doubts that we beat Trump in the end, but COVID-19 is becoming more and more of a disaster for him. If we lose, it'll be in spite of his cartoonishly craptastic response to the virus.

Why is it a disaster for him? He didn’t start it

Literally just read the second sentence of his comment.

[SN2903]

Okay, I have serious doubts that we beat Trump in the end, but COVID-19 is becoming more and more of a disaster for him. If we lose, it'll be in spite of his cartoonishly craptastic response to the virus.

Why is it a disaster for him? He didn’t start it

Literally just read the second sentence of his comment.

His response has been fine hater

[Pericles]

The panic will probably be over by November. The negative impact on the economy will probably hurt Trump. If he did put in a great response that showed strong leadership he could benefit, but that isn't what we're seeing so far.

[John Dule]

Coronavirus is only killing people over the age of 70. If it affects the election at all, it'll hurt Trump by killing off his core voter base.

[Storebought]

Okay, I have serious doubts that we beat Trump in the end, but COVID-19 is becoming more and more of a disaster for him. If we lose, it'll be in spite of his cartoonishly craptastic response to the virus.

Why is it a disaster for him? He didn’t start it

"Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job!"

[Progressive Pessimist]

That didn't stop voters on Super Tuesday.

Anyway, we don't even know if this pandemic will still be relevant by November. Regardless, it should still be used against Trump as an example of how incompetent his administration is.

[Cyrusman]

That didn't stop voters on Super Tuesday.

Anyway, we don't even know if this pandemic will still be relevant by November. Regardless, it should still be used against Trump as an example of how incompetent his administration is.

How has his administration been incompetent?
Seriously, what the hell are you supposed to do when something like this is spreading all over the world?!
Wave a wand and somehow create a vaccine out of thin air?

[Progressive Pessimist]

That didn't stop voters on Super Tuesday.

Anyway, we don't even know if this pandemic will still be relevant by November. Regardless, it should still be used against Trump as an example of how incompetent his administration is.

How has his administration been incompetent?
Seriously, what the hell are you supposed to do when something like this is spreading all over the world?!
Wave a wand and somehow create a vaccine out of thin air?

You don't downplay and lie about the pandemic for one thing! Also the administration dragged their feet in containing it. And finally, regardless of how much it is or isn't actually Trump's fault, he will be blamed for the DOW plummeting considering that he always takes credit when it's in good shape. That's the danger of tying yourself to the economy-a concept that is more beyond a President's control than it is often portrayed.

[Cyrusman]

That didn't stop voters on Super Tuesday.

Anyway, we don't even know if this pandemic will still be relevant by November. Regardless, it should still be used against Trump as an example of how incompetent his administration is.

How has his administration been incompetent?
Seriously, what the hell are you supposed to do when something like this is spreading all over the world?!
Wave a wand and somehow create a vaccine out of thin air?

You don't downplay and lie about the pandemic for one thing! Also the administration dragged their feet in containing it. And finally, regardless of how much it is or isn't actually Trump's fault, he will be blamed for the DOW plummeting considering that he always takes credit when it's in good shape. That's the danger of tying yourself to the economy-a concept that is more beyond a President's control than it is often portrayed.

Well saying he’d be unfairly tied to the DOW dropping is different than saying his administration is incompetent.
Also the downplaying it is trying to calm people the  down.
People are overly freaking out. It’s one thing to ignore it, but another to freak people out. The news isn’t helping and people are treating it like the Black Plague

[GeorgiaModerate]

That didn't stop voters on Super Tuesday.

Anyway, we don't even know if this pandemic will still be relevant by November. Regardless, it should still be used against Trump as an example of how incompetent his administration is.

How has his administration been incompetent?
Seriously, what the hell are you supposed to do when something like this is spreading all over the world?!
Wave a wand and somehow create a vaccine out of thin air?

Don't cripple the agencies responsible for preparedness ahead of time.

Respond quickly when the first threat became apparent, rather than wasting weeks hoping it would blow over

Don't minimize the potential threat or current spread. 

Don't spread disinformation like "in a couple of months it will all be over".

In general, don't put the President's political interests ahead of the nation's interests.

...etc...

[Cyrusman]

That didn't stop voters on Super Tuesday.

Anyway, we don't even know if this pandemic will still be relevant by November. Regardless, it should still be used against Trump as an example of how incompetent his administration is.

How has his administration been incompetent?
Seriously, what the hell are you supposed to do when something like this is spreading all over the world?!
Wave a wand and somehow create a vaccine out of thin air?

Don't cripple the agencies responsible for preparedness ahead of time.

Respond quickly when the first threat became apparent, rather than wasting weeks hoping it would blow over

Don't minimize the potential threat or current spread. 

Don't spread disinformation like "in a couple of months it will all be over".

In general, don't put the President's political interests ahead of the nation's interests.

...etc...

No one thought it would blow up the way it did, no one!

He’s not trying to minimize the threat, but rather trying to calm
People down.
People are overly freaking out. There’s no reason for people to be stocking up on water and toilet paper like it’s the end of the world. This isn’t a joke, but the news seriously is freaking people out

[It’s so Joever]

Lol no, Covid-19 is what will allow the Democrats to win in a landslide.

[Bojack Horseman]

Coronavirus is shaping up to be what Hurricane Katrina was to George W. Bush.

[ctherainbow]

The coronavirus disproportionately affects the elderly, so wouldn't that actually be worse for Trump and Republicans in general?  Whether it's supporters dying off, or staying home because of fear of exposure, I don't see how this would be more damaging to the Democratic electorate.

[DrScholl]

If anything it will hurt him because he has further shown how incompetent he is. A poor response to a disease pandemic or a disaster is harmful to the re-election chances of any politician. The election is one thing that people would come out for regardless of the virus.

[GeorgiaModerate]

That didn't stop voters on Super Tuesday.

Anyway, we don't even know if this pandemic will still be relevant by November. Regardless, it should still be used against Trump as an example of how incompetent his administration is.

How has his administration been incompetent?
Seriously, what the hell are you supposed to do when something like this is spreading all over the world?!
Wave a wand and somehow create a vaccine out of thin air?

Don't cripple the agencies responsible for preparedness ahead of time.

Respond quickly when the first threat became apparent, rather than wasting weeks hoping it would blow over

Don't minimize the potential threat or current spread. 

Don't spread disinformation like "in a couple of months it will all be over".

In general, don't put the President's political interests ahead of the nation's interests.

...etc...

No one thought it would blow up the way it did, no one!

He’s not trying to minimize the threat, but rather trying to calm
People down.
People are overly freaking out. There’s no reason for people to be stocking up on water and toilet paper like it’s the end of the world. This isn’t a joke, but the news seriously is freaking people out

This is not the case.  If you are actually open to more details about the early response and how critical time was lost, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/us/politics/trump-coronavirus.html is a good starting point.

[Grassroots]

Okay, I have serious doubts that we beat Trump in the end, but COVID-19 is becoming more and more of a disaster for him. If we lose, it'll be in spite of his cartoonishly craptastic response to the virus.

Why is it a disaster for him? He didn’t start it

Literally just read the second sentence of his comment.

His response has been fine hater

He's constantly lying and downplaying it, and his cuts to the CDC earlier will result in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of deaths that could have been avoided.

[Cyrusman]

Okay, I have serious doubts that we beat Trump in the end, but COVID-19 is becoming more and more of a disaster for him. If we lose, it'll be in spite of his cartoonishly craptastic response to the virus.

Why is it a disaster for him? He didn’t start it

Literally just read the second sentence of his comment.

His response has been fine hater

He's constantly lying and downplaying it, and his cuts to the CDC earlier will result in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of deaths that could have been avoided.

Well downplaying it and trying to calm people down is better than freaking people out like some news outlets have done

[Cyrusman]

That didn't stop voters on Super Tuesday.

Anyway, we don't even know if this pandemic will still be relevant by November. Regardless, it should still be used against Trump as an example of how incompetent his administration is.

How has his administration been incompetent?
Seriously, what the hell are you supposed to do when something like this is spreading all over the world?!
Wave a wand and somehow create a vaccine out of thin air?

Don't cripple the agencies responsible for preparedness ahead of time.

Respond quickly when the first threat became apparent, rather than wasting weeks hoping it would blow over

Don't minimize the potential threat or current spread. 

Don't spread disinformation like "in a couple of months it will all be over".

In general, don't put the President's political interests ahead of the nation's interests.

...etc...

No one thought it would blow up the way it did, no one!

He’s not trying to minimize the threat, but rather trying to calm
People down.
People are overly freaking out. There’s no reason for people to be stocking up on water and toilet paper like it’s the end of the world. This isn’t a joke, but the news seriously is freaking people out

This is not the case.  If you are actually open to more details about the early response and how critical time was lost, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/us/politics/trump-coronavirus.html is a good starting point.

Well if anyone is to blame it should be the Chinese government not Trump.

Why aren’t we blaming them?

[Grassroots]

Okay, I have serious doubts that we beat Trump in the end, but COVID-19 is becoming more and more of a disaster for him. If we lose, it'll be in spite of his cartoonishly craptastic response to the virus.

Why is it a disaster for him? He didn’t start it

Literally just read the second sentence of his comment.

His response has been fine hater

He's constantly lying and downplaying it, and his cuts to the CDC earlier will result in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of deaths that could have been avoided.

Well downplaying it and trying to calm people down is better than freaking people out like some news outlets have done

Well at least the media isn't spreading blatant lies. Don't try to defend his actions.

[AGA]

This is some 400 IQ political analysis.

[Meclazine for Israel]

The real question will be what happens if Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump get infected.

Pete Buttigieg suddenly becomes President by health and fitness alone.

If one of those three candidates gets sick, then their chances tumble.

There are 8 possible scenrios:

1. They all get Corona Virus;
2. Bernie gets sick alone;
3. Joe gets sick alone;
4. Donald gets sick alone;
5. Only Bernie and Joe get sick;
6. Only Bernie and Donald get sick;
7. Only Joe and Donald get sick,
8. None of them get Corona Virus.

Based on the reality on a newspaper front page in 2 weeks time of any of those 8 scenarios, we may be looking at a very different Presidential Election outcome.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

That didn't stop voters on Super Tuesday.

Anyway, we don't even know if this pandemic will still be relevant by November. Regardless, it should still be used against Trump as an example of how incompetent his administration is.

How has his administration been incompetent?
Seriously, what the hell are you supposed to do when something like this is spreading all over the world?!
Wave a wand and somehow create a vaccine out of thin air?

You don't downplay and lie about the pandemic for one thing! Also the administration dragged their feet in containing it. And finally, regardless of how much it is or isn't actually Trump's fault, he will be blamed for the DOW plummeting considering that he always takes credit when it's in good shape. That's the danger of tying yourself to the economy-a concept that is more beyond a President's control than it is often portrayed.

Since the market was likely to have a downturn this year anyway, having something else to blame is a potential help.