Press release from the Minnesota DFL (That’s what we Minnesotans call our version of the Democratic Party.)<\/p>\n
The Minnesota GOP and Trump campaign even embarked on a tour of the state of Minnesota, which risked exposing Minnesotans to a deadly pandemic that has killed over 180,000 Americans and whose infection rates are growing here in Minnesota. Here\u2019s what today\u2019s speakers said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe plain truth here is that Minnesota Republicans and the Trump campaign are putting people\u2019s lives at risk to win political campaigns,\u201d said DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin. \u201cThe Minnesota Republican Party\u2019s unsafe events could be spreading COVID-19 across our state, landing people in the hospital, and even killing them. If Minnesota Republican events have not caused serious harm, it is only because their fellow Minnesotans are taking this threat seriously and making the sacrifices necessary to save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the perfect storm of everything people shouldn\u2019t do: going from place to place with no knowledge of whether or not you\u2019re sick and meeting with people,\u201d said Andy Slavitt, former Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. \u201cMany of them as you can see are not young, many of them are vulnerable, but there\u2019s no way for people to know who\u2019s vulnerable and who\u2019s not and then.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo me, people\u2019s lives are more important to people\u2019s votes,\u201d added Slavitt. \u201cI think I would ask that of your elected representatives in your candidates: is my life more important than putting you in office? And is your behavior at suggesting that? So I just would say to anybody who doesn\u2019t hold that value: it\u2019s not too late to change because people are going to live or die by your decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have seen that places that do have fairly severe outbreaks, when they start to recommend masks, when they introduce mask mandates, they turn the corner,\u201d said Dr. Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist and Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University who appeared in a non-partisan capacity to speak about the science behind masking and COVID-19. \u201cWearing a mask is important. I think social distancing is important and I would also prioritize outdoor events. I think if you\u2019re able to do all three of those things: masks, social distancing, and outdoors, I think that\u2019s relatively safe and I would feel comfortable in that situation for someone who is not older or someone without underlying health conditions. But indoors, maskless, close-quarters, those are all recipes for transmission\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Press release from the Minnesota DFL (That’s what we Minnesotans call our version of the Democratic Party.) The Minnesota GOP and Trump campaign even embarked on a tour of the state of Minnesota, which risked exposing Minnesotans to a deadly pandemic that has killed over 180,000 Americans and whose infection rates are growing here in … Continue reading The Minnesota GOP\u2019s Maskless Campaigning Puts Lives At Risk<\/span>