From Shelley Luther to mail-in voting, 'war' against coronavirus hampered by partisan politics

[TexasTowelie]

Politicians have likened the fight against the deadly coronavirus to a war, a description designed to rally Americans against a common, unseen foe.

But after eight weeks of intensely fighting COVID-19, the so-called war is being highlighted by partisan rancor that’s obscuring the ultimate goal: defeating the virus and making the country better than ever.

The seeping partisanship in our national and local COVID-19 struggle is threatening the ability of our leaders to rally residents around a singular cause.

“There’s no clarion call to action,” said former Houston council member and former 2020 Senate candidate Amanda Edwards. “This fight is being compared to war, but you’re not seeing that kind of focus.”

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/05/11/from-shelley-luther-to-mail-in-voting-war-against-coronavirus-hampered-by-partisan-politics/

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1. republican propaganda piece - bothsiderism run amok...key giveaway

defeating the virus and "making the country better than ever", the trump campaign slogan summarized

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2. Actually Gromer Jeffers Jr., the author of the editorial, is considered to be left of center. nt