.Philip_Elliott: 'With Democrats already in a tough environment heading into this fall’s elections, Democratic Governors may be playing early defense for a party that is bracing for trouble'
The unanswered question is how long D.C. will be able to ignore what is clearly a political loser for sustained deployment of masks. Support for maskingamong all Americans from 63% in September to a bare majority—52%—in last month’s Monmouth University poll. Vaccine mandates fell from 53% support to 42% during the same window.
Sadly for those of us ready to return to some form of the Before Times, that’s not how science works. No one, no matter how stubborn, can will a pandemic away. Only 55% of students between the ages of 12 and 17 have been fully, meaning classrooms remain prime places for the spread. And among those ages 5 to 11, the number falls to 23%.
But politics isn’t as beholden to facts. And with Democrats already in a tough environment heading into this fall’s elections, Democratic Governors may be playing early defense for a party that is bracing for trouble. Those Governors may have a better feeling for the public frustration in their states than anyone in the Beltway. Washington may have the best grip on science but the state leaders probably have a pretty solid idea of what voters will accept and how thin their patience can become.
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