The clock is really ticking on how long people can tolerate a lockdown, and to attribute all opposition to political astroturfing would be a mistake. The best thing we could do right now is get Congress to act and make sure people are getting rapid and ample economic support
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Someone in a position of trust also needs to be honest with the elderly and high-risk groups that there is no conceivable return to normal for them this year, and maybe not next year. The "reopening" rhetoric is simply lying to older Americans and those with health conditions
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The US is a large country, and different parts will need to enforce social distancing measures at different times, but I haven't seen anyone lay out a regional plan (except for governors trying to do so in a national leadership vacuum). We must try to avoid making this red v blue
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so weird, it's like we were all on board and then that tension was incited by something
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It is a tiny group of people even still. Sadly it gets reported on the same way that protests with 100s or 1000s of people. And the vast majority of Americans support social distancing in still in polls.
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Seeing tension where? Most polls indicate 70-80% of Americans are still firmly in place and have no desire to relax social distancing early.
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It's becoming a partisan issue in the political class. What I'm worried about is how we maintain social distancing once cases start to come down. That is the politically hardest moment.
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Murdoch.
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The data on partisan tension isn’t there yet. Might eventually get there but currently 80%+ of Americans are behind socially distancing.
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