The GOP Thinks Relitigating the Pandemic Will Help Them in the Midterms. They Might Have One Small Point Here.
If you have vivid memories of President Donald Trump’s bungling of the COVID pandemic response, you may find yourself a little bewildered that in the lead-up to the midterms, the Republican Party is trying to remind us as much as possible about that era. Many Americans remember watching the then president lie about the severity of the disease and tout quack cures (never forget the suggestion to maybe inject bleach into your veins).
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If you have vivid memories of President Donald Trump’s bungling of the COVID pandemic response, you may find yourself a little bewildered that in the lead-up to the midterms, the Republican Party is trying to remind us as much as possible about that era. Many Americans remember watching the then president lie about the severity of the disease and tout quack cures (never forget the suggestion to maybe inject bleach into your veins). Spending time relitigating that era may seem, to the non-MAGA public, like the opposite of common sense for Republican messaging. And yet, it’s becoming abundantly clear that this is the GOP’s plan.
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- If you have vivid memories of President Donald Trump’s bungling of the COVID pandemic response, you may find yourself a little bewildered that in the lead-up to the midterms, the Republican Party is trying to remind us as much as possible about that era. Many Americans remember watching the then president lie about the severity of the disease and tout quack cures (never forget the suggestion to maybe inject bleach into your veins).
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The GOP Thinks Relitigating the Pandemic Will Help Them in the Midterms. They Might Have One Small Point Here.
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