Will a prominent right wing figure/politician need to die before Repubs take COVID-19 seriously?

[LonePirate]

That's about the only thing I can imagine might start forcing Republicans to view this virus as the massive threat to our lives that it is. I'm not even sure that would do it as the conspiracy nuts on the right would spin it as a murder by someone on the left.

I honestly don't know. We re never going to obtain the upper hand in the fight against this virus when35-40% of the population has adopted denial as the best tool to combat this scourge.

[Generic Brad]

1. No. It will take at least four of them dying from the virus

One for the money.
Two for the show.
Three to get ready.
Then go, cat, go!

[Nevilledog]

2. I nominate McConnell.

[mjvpi]

13. Are we related?

[Nevilledog]

14. Same pick, eh?

[trueblue2007]

15. I SECOND THE MOTION. I nominate Matt Gaetz, Roy Blunt, Devin Nunes, Rand Paul,Ted Cruz, Steve King,

Lindsey Graham, Louie Gohmert, Richard Burr, Susan Colllins, Rick Scott & John Kennedy.

[MoonchildCA]

3. Ooh, do we get to pick?

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. Wont matter at all.

Most rightwing politicians dont mean much to them in the first place.

98% of MAGA did not know who Moscow Mitch was before the election, or who Lindsay Graham was, or where California is on a map.

Any high profile con could die of the virus and it will not matter.

[LiberalArkie]

5. Has any wealthy person, or a power person any where died from it?

[FM123]

6. Maybe, but I don't really think so.....

I remember when Steve Scalise was shot during practice for the congressional baseball game, I thought they might finally do something about gun violence - one of their own, a high ranking (he was the House Majority Whip at the time) repub was shot but it still wasn't enough.

[GaYellowDawg]

7. It would take several.

Just one wouldn’t do, even if that one was Trump.

[Doodley]

8. No. It would take being kicked out of office.

[hunter]

9. For this virus to kill them they would have to be human.

Maybe this will work:

[bamagal62]

10. I just keep hoping for karma to do her thing.

[Hekate]

11. Several. At least a dozen. I hope they are all serving politicians.

[RhodeIslandOne]

12. Sam Alito

Hopefully he gets it from rimming Trump.

[Initech]

16. Even if Trump were to die from this, they still wouldn't care.

They had their marching orders from right wing media and that's all they care about.

[Talitha]

17. They'd blame it on President Obama.

[SoonerPride]

18. I'm sticking pins in my McConnell and trump dolls

Every
Day

[keithbvadu2]

19. GOP does not care about thousands of dead seniors.

GOP does not care about thousands of dead seniors.