Republican pollster Frank Luntz had some blunt words for right-wing media figures who spent weeks downplaying the threat of COVID-19.
In interview, Luntz said that many conservatives were so determined to “own the libs” at all costs that they would play down a frightening public health crisis even if it cost people their lives.
The rest of the Times story is a comprehensive overview of the ways that conservative media figures repeatedly told their fans that the virus was not a big deal, that the media was exaggerating its danger in order to score political points against President Donald Trump, and even that medical experts working for the Trump administration were not to be trusted.
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Candace Owens thinks that she can win a seat in elected office and is currently working to pick which seat she wants.
According to The Blaze, Owens is looking for a race she can run in. It’s not clear if she is looking at a federal congressional seat, a state House or Senate seat, a county supervisor, city council, or school board, but she knows she’ll win it. Whatever the seat is.
“I’ll tell you something else, Glenn, I’ll win,” she said. “They won’t know what hit them … they’re being dishonest, and they lie, and I’ve had enough of it.”
The Facebook page for the Republican Party of El Paso County, Colorado drew criticism from its fellow Republicans after it questioned whether the coronavirus pandemic was part of an elaborate “psyop.”
In the post, which despite going up on April 1st was apparently not intended as a joke, the party asked its members if they “believe that the Coronavirus is a PSYOP (Psychological Operation)” and encouraged them to “post your answer” in the comments.
that she wrote the post and she doesn’t regret writing it, even though she caved into pressure from the state party to remove it.
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