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Political Partisanship In Post-Covid-19 America?

“Following the previous blog on putting aside partisanship during the troubled times of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was asked “what will happen to political partisanship in a post-COVID-19 America?” My answer was “it depends on how each one of us responds to this pandemic.” But after a few weeks of coronavirus lockdown, I can say that the American response provides some reasons for optimism.”

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“Social Distancing” Needs Civic Guidelines, Not Political Partisanship

Even before the World Health Organization publicly characterized the coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) as a pandemic, a New York Times article (3/1/20) warned that “a growing public health crisis has turned into one more arena for bitter political battle.” [1] Allowing our individual political bias to impact our personal behavior during this pandemic is more than unfortunate—it could be deadly to thousands in our area and millions across our country.

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