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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI think we all know drumpf didn't care to stop COVID
because it primarily hit communities of color.
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I think we all know drumpf didn't care to stop COVID (Original Post)
cilla4progress
Sep 2020
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OAITW r.2.0
(24,393 posts)1. And Urban populations where Democrats have their base.
At some point in March, Trump was convinced that no federal response would kill off enough voters to insure his November election.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)2. His Fox News Advisors
suggested this would help him get elected. One could see this happening in real time from the get go.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,393 posts)3. Ultimately, the long term results might have the opposite effect.
Early on, NY and Cuomo had a huge hole to dig out of. Urban centers realized that masks and distancing were needed to slow down/stop the virus. The rural parts of the country who had the benefit of time to prepare, will most likely suffer the largest casualties because this is Trump country and they don't need no stinkin' masks and social distancing.
displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)4. Trump thought he had hit the trifecta.
Kill NY & CA, Kill off poor POC, and monetize medical supplies & cures.