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Silent3

(15,212 posts) Thu Oct 8, 2020, 11:41 PM Oct 2020

I know any Democratic president, and even many Republicans, would have done way better than Trump...

...with handling COVID-19.

But if Clinton had been president when this virus hit, I do wonder just how much crazy anti-masking, anti-shutdown crap would have come out of Republicans anyway, without Trump's help, just because Democrats said it was a good idea.

And, you know, because "freedumb!"

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I know any Democratic president, and even many Republicans, would have done way better than Trump... (Original Post) Silent3 Oct 2020 OP

There would have been pressers by moonscape Oct 2020 #1

While I agree there would still be ignorant white wingers who would resist masks, Hoyt Oct 2020 #2

All you have to do is look back to the Obama administration to get your data. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2020 #3

moonscape

(4,673 posts)

1. There would have been pressers by

Reply to Silent3 (Original post)

Thu Oct 8, 2020, 11:48 PM

Oct 2020

the likes of Fauci, CDC, etc and without all the misinformation, I do think folks would have wanted to keep their loved ones safe. They came into this thinking it was no worse than the flu ...

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. While I agree there would still be ignorant white wingers who would resist masks,

Reply to Silent3 (Original post)

Thu Oct 8, 2020, 11:55 PM

Oct 2020

it wouldn’t have been encouraged by the President, McConnell, the GOPer Cabinet, etc.

Heck, we might have had laws that encouraged/forced others to wear masks, socially isolate, etc. And we darn sure would have promoted testing and tracing.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)

3. All you have to do is look back to the Obama administration to get your data.