(11-08-2020, 12:00 AM)NewJagsCity Wrote: So, a theoretical question.  90% of Biden's campaigning was that "We must get control of the pandemic". What if we are 10 months into his presidency ( same amount of time Trump had to deal with it), and it's still not under control?  Do we label Biden a failure? A weak president who didn't deliver on his main campaign promise? Or will everything be 'cool' and he'll get a pass because "No one could reasonably be expected to be able to handle a pandemic like this". As someone who just recovered from covid, I hope we as a nation get it under control. But is the Biden honeymoon over if, God forbid, it gets worse? Or was it convenient enough that we latched onto the pandemic and it's effects to vote out Trump?

Good question.  Since he's not even going to be in charge for 2 and 1/2 months, I would hope we are closer to a vaccine and better therapeutics by that time.  A piece of me thinks Trump might be a big enough a$$ to slow things down or sabotage it a bit now that he's lost, but I want to think others won't allow that to happen.  So yah, if it gets worse than it is (if that is even possible) then criticism is fair.  But I am sure he will follow the science and model the CDC guidelines himself, instead of fighting with the experts.  I can't believe we could have had a worse response than what Trump gave us.

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