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The strategy is simple: Don't say a word (but if you do, don't overplay your hand) & let the GOP reap what they've sown.
But after the public pushback on COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccines on the heels of the pandemic, some voices in the Democratic Party are urging restraint, even as public opinion leans toward them and Republicans show their own divisions.
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“Republicans spent a long time playing footsie with and entertaining fringe opinions on public health,” Democratic strategist Joel Payne said. “But now they have gone way over the top and have put those opinions in power, and I would anticipate a political price they’ll have to pay for that.”
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Democratic strategists said the party needs to make sure any battle over vaccines is framed in the way the party wants it to be.
“I’ve seen some polling show that one of the weaknesses for Republicans is that voters see them as more extreme and so with that in mind, I think we have to retake the mantle of common sense,” one party strategist said. “Democrats need to be seen as problem solvers.”
But after the public pushback on COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccines on the heels of the pandemic, some voices in the Democratic Party are urging restraint, even as public opinion leans toward them and Republicans show their own divisions.
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“Republicans spent a long time playing footsie with and entertaining fringe opinions on public health,” Democratic strategist Joel Payne said. “But now they have gone way over the top and have put those opinions in power, and I would anticipate a political price they’ll have to pay for that.”
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Democratic strategists said the party needs to make sure any battle over vaccines is framed in the way the party wants it to be.
“I’ve seen some polling show that one of the weaknesses for Republicans is that voters see them as more extreme and so with that in mind, I think we have to retake the mantle of common sense,” one party strategist said. “Democrats need to be seen as problem solvers.”
