Good news, everyone! Fox News declared that the battle against the virus has been won, and we can soon revert back to normal. Related: inside-the-bubble conservatives are getting the message.
Republican faith in their leadership took a bit of a dive after even Fox News had to admit that this coronavirus thing was a problem—with the “completely satisfied” moving from a high of 54% back in early March, down to 39% just a couple of days ago (while only 14% of Republicans ever acknowledged the disaster that the federal response has been from the very beginning). But thanks to conservative media and a new barrage of “the war is over” coverage, those “completely satisfied” are moving back up.
Of course, the battle is nowhere near won, as we’re still weeks away from even peaking in our current hotspots, much less emerging ones in Georgia, Indiana, Florida, and elsewhere. And yet, we’re already at 2,000 daily dead.
Independent voters certainly don’t share that conservative optimism:
Summing up the numbers, 54% of independents are unsatisfied, while just 44% are satisfied—numbers unchanged since the impeached president declared a national emergency over the pandemic. (Democrats, of course, have the clearest view of reality at 90% unsatisfied.)
Meanwhile, Republicans will be watching this kind of shit in the days to come, so expect more Republicans to decide the government did a great job:
Because, you know, a virus that killed 2,000 yesterday and will kill even more today, and tomorrow, and the next day, for months to come, might not be “that dangerous in the first place.”
It is breathtaking how ill-served conservatives have been by the the very same media bubble they created to protect them from reality.