The new Zika outbreak could sink Trump's chances in Florida

[applegrove]

by Eric Pianin at Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/zika-outbreak-could-sink-trumps-chances-in-florida-2016-8

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Clinton intervened in the Zika virus crisis in early August, joining many Republican and Democratic officials from Florida in demanding that Congress cut short its summer recess and pass the $1.1 billion spending bill to help combat the spread of the dreaded disease in the continental United States.

But Trump has largely ignored the issue, essentially leaving it to Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott to handle. During campaign stops in two Florida cities August 3, Trump dodged reporters’ questions on what he would do, according to CNN.

"You have a great governor who's doing a fantastic job -- Rick Scott -- on the Zika,” Trump said. “And it's a problem. It's a big problem. But I watch and I see. And I see what they're doing with the spraying and everything else. And I think he's doing a fantastic job and he's letting everyone know exactly what the problem is and how to get rid of it. He's going to have it under control, he probably already does.”

There is little doubt the Zika crisis could blow up in Republicans faces if they’re not careful. Just as the Republicans won back control of the Senate in 2014 in part by criticizing the Obama administration’s lackluster response to Ebola, the GOP could get hit this fall for standing in the way of Zika funding.


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[niyad]

1. damn, where is a zika-carrying mosquito when you need one?????

[cloudythescribbler]

2. scapegoating for disease is not a symmetrical two-edged sword by a long shot

These kinds of issues don't work against the Republican & RW elements the way they do against Democrats and against progressives. For example, imagine Gore were president and, even after the kind of due diligence lacking in the W Administration, 9/11 had happened anyway. Even without any shred of the reason Democrats had to go after W (which didn't happen to ANY significant degree -- it was politically a golden egg for the W Administration), the GOP would have hounded Gore about it, probably out of office. Even now they try to make hay out of Benghazi and the terror attacks that have taken place on Obama's watch -- as in Guiliani's recent ridiculous statement and ridiculous "clarification" on the subject.

With fear of disease, this is a bludgeon that might be used AGAINST Obama and Democrats (that somehow they are at fault as it happened on Obama's watch) but against the GOP -- even government shutdowns have barely made an imprint

The MSM have a lot to do with it, so also a deep-rooted cultural bias to be extra lenient towards hate & the RW. One has to stop and ponder just how EXTREME the sustained outrageousness against so MANY different targets we have had from Donald Trump, with relatively moderate political results so far (the election is still competitive and there's no reason to become complacent at all). This political tendency and bias in the system is so overwhelming, it is really scary just what could happen

We can already more or less count on the GOP maintaining what I call a 'gerrymandority' in the House even if, as in 2012, the Democrats get more total votes in House elections in November

[applegrove]

3. I concur the GOP get away with much. That is what has me thinking

of becoming a cynic to match the ***holes on the right. Then I remember how much pleasure I get out of being hopeful and interconnected to other humans in bending that moral arc towards a better world. The GOP are a blip. There time is up.

[DFW]

4. Beware the double standard

If there is an epidemic, and Hillary is president, it's Hillary's fault. If Trump is president, it's an act of God.

[Zekar]

5. Gov Rick Scott and wife have a Zika Control Company

Their Zika Control Company (under her name) is apparently located in Louisiana to avoid detection

Any chance this known to be far less than honest fellow, is skewing his mosquito control in a way that best benefits him, not the people?

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