
Some of you will have to die: The push to reopen the economy has been about votes, not saving lives
Republicans appear to be going all-in on the idea that some of us will have to suck it up and die in order to get the economy restarted. Can they win in 2020 with this message? Party leaders at both the state and national level seem to think so. President Donald Trump made his pitch for reopening the country, even if it leads to more infections and deaths, during a visit to a mask factory in Phoenix on May 5, “Will some people be affected? Yes,” Trump said. “Will some people be affected badly? Yes. But we have to...
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