Analysis: GOP mask defiance is all about the 2022 ballot box. - jonallendc
It's hard to square Miller's allegation with the actual House mask mandate, which only affects the powerful — including Miller and Pelosi — or the fact that former President Donald Trump. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not attempted to impose a federal mask mandate but did change its advice to encourage vaccinated people to wear masks indoors in certain situations, guidance that informed Pelosi's decision to make elected officials cover their faces in the House.
Republicans are betting that voters will blame Democrats for any ongoing suggestion that they protect themselves and others from the disease by wearing a mask or getting a vaccine. The Biden administration is clearly worried about a potential backlash from voters weary of wearing masks. "Putting the lives and livelihoods of the American people first is not only good politics, but most importantly, it's the right thing to do," he said by text message."While Republicans spread anti-mask misinformation, perform childish anti-mask antics and make it more difficult to beat this pandemic, President Biden and Democrats continue to focus on getting our country back on track.
The House Republicans are more reflective of a base that remains opposed to mask-wearing, even in areas where Covid is on the rise. A recentshowed that 93 percent of Democrats support mask mandates in high-infection places while Republicans are split 59 percent to 41 percent.
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