Republicans have been hoping to turn the political page from the coronavirus pandemic for over a year now.
We saw then-President Donald Trump try to do it in the lead-up to the 2020 election. It didn’t work. In the California gubernatorial recall, we saw Republican Larry Elder try and argue that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response was too strict. It didn’t work.
A look at the polling in California and nationally reveals that Republicans would be wise to come up with a better message on the coronavirus, or else they could be throwing away a clear pathway to a strong 2022 midterm election. CONTINUED
Harry Enten, CNN
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