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Danascot

(4,690 posts)
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 12:06 AM Sep 2021

The GOP Death Cult strategy is working

This is the kind of chart the GOP will point to and say, 'See COVID got worse under Biden so it's his fault.'



This is why they're flogging lies and encouraging counter-productive measures in the name of freedumbs; so Biden will look bad. People here on DU are highly informed so we know what the GOP is trying to pull but the vast majority of Americans are low information voters who will see a chart like this and say, 'Huh maybe Biden isn't doing such a great job. Maybe the other side should be in charge.' The media isn't helping either. They will continue to promote both-siderism because conflict between the parties attracts viewers.

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Irish_Dem

(46,519 posts)
1. The public can clearly see Biden is taking a lot of aggressive action concerning Covid
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 12:27 AM
Sep 2021

The GOP may have trouble making their propaganda stick.

Demsrule86

(68,469 posts)
3. It will be blamed on the GOP in their red states...clearly Biden is pushing vaccines while
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 03:40 AM
Sep 2021

DeathSantis and the others are busily trying to kill their citizens. Talk is cheap.

Johnny2X2X

(18,973 posts)
6. Agree
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 08:30 AM
Sep 2021

This is a nonsensical tact by the GOP, but they can't help it because they follow Trump absolutely.

What is being understated is how much of a minority the anti vaxxers are. Over 75% of US adults have taken at least 1 dose of the vaccine, so we're not talking about a 50-50 split like the media portrays it, we're talking about 1 in 4. The GOP is staking their 2022 strategy on 1 in 4 and shrinking Americans remaining loyal to Trump's nonsense despite all of the dying and sickness they see around them. It's incredibly dumb.

And furthermore, it is 95% Right wingers dying right now, those people are no longer voting and what's more is their families just watched them die because they believed Republican lies. That can be a very powerful eye opener.

Elessar Zappa

(13,911 posts)
7. I don't agree.
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 08:32 AM
Sep 2021

I think they’ll certainly try to tie COVID numbers to Biden but they’ll fail. Sane people are still a comfortable majority in this country.

Liberal In Texas

(13,532 posts)
8. They want the chaos to continue. It's their election strategy.
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 08:49 AM
Sep 2021

Along with voter suppression and gerrymandering.


Hugin

(33,052 posts)
14. Not sure if it is an election strategy...
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 09:21 AM
Sep 2021

However, they do depend heavily on chaos to hide their grifting and plundering.

Hugin

(33,052 posts)
13. Totally not related... But, you're correct it does seem to be the Qult's Questionable strategy.
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 09:19 AM
Sep 2021

I didn't realize that the dip around the first of Sept was world wide. There are slight dips in Canada and Germany with a more pronounced dip in the US.

Is it something real? Something to do with the pandemic? A statistical aberration or number gathering artifact? Was this the extended protocols kicking in again?

It is present in most of the States to some degree as well.

I haven't seen it discussed.

Does anyone have a clue?

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