The government’s authoritarian overreach has shifted voters’ allegiances and redrawn the political map.
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President Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Vice President Kamala Harris attend a meeting with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team at the White House complex in Washington, D.C., January 4, 2022.
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A recent Morning Consult poll held out that the Covid-19 pandemic is just not a top-of-mind issue for voters anymore. U.S. News summed it up: “The share of voters who see the COVID-19 pandemic as a main issue in the midterm election has dropped to 31% — its lowest point since tracking began in January.”
It’s true, in the strict sense, that voters are less and less inclined to feel that politicians should filter everything through the Covid-19 prism.
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Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.
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A recent Morning Consult poll held out that the Covid-19 pandemic is just not a top-of-mind issue for voters anymore. U.S. News summed it up: “The share of voters who see the COVID-19 pandemic as a main issue in the midterm election has dropped to 31% — its lowest point since tracking began in January.”
It’s true, in the strict sense, that voters are less and less inclined to feel that politicians should filter everything through the Covid-19 prism.
About the Author
Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.
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