“TRUMP’S MASSACRE” - IT DIDN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY
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Background
Compare Biden’s pandemic plan to Trump’s.
Trump’s pandemic plan… well, he doesn’t have a plan. What he has had is a disconnected series of emotional twitches that regularly produce chaos (let states fight over supplies) or danger (try bleach).
Finally, scientists are speaking out. America’s most prestigious medical journal, New England Journal of Medicine, called Trump’s approach “dangerously incompetent.” America’s preeminent public health authority, William Foege, called Trump’s response a “colossal failure.” British Medical Journal warned that Trump’s reelection is an “impending crisis.”
Trump has lied about Covid, dismissed masks, and manufactured “good” news. The news isn’t good. New cases are rising across America, soaring to 45,000 a day, an increase of 8% from two weeks ago.
“Trump’s Massacre” has left 214,000 Americans dead from Covid-19. Experts attribute tens of thousands of those deaths, “at the very least,” to Trump’s incompetence. The economy is running on fumes. Millions are unemployed. Many people are desperate for food and rent.
Biden’s evidence-based Covid strategy has three components:
Follow experts’ guidance,
Ensure decisions are informed by public health officials,
Restore trust, transparency, common purpose, and accountability to our government.
Save lives. Vote. Vote like your life depends on it. It does.
1. Call the Senate.
Script Oregon Senators
Script for Republican Senators
2. Call the House.
Script for Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
Script for Greg Walden (OR-02)
Script for Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
Script for Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
Script for Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
3. Save Our Democracy.
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Sources:
Dying in a Leadership Vacuum | NEJM
Study Finds ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump - The New York Times
Political interference in public health science during covid-19 | The BMJ
More Than 700 Lawyers Warn of Bill Barr's Election Meddling | Law & Crime
White House hosted Covid 'superspreader' event, says Dr Fauci - BBC News
Abraar Karan: Politics and public health in America—taking a stand for what is right - The BMJ
COVID Timeline | Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website
How Biden's coronavirus plan compares to Trump's actions: cheat sheet - Business Insider