Blue states begin retreat from Covid restrictions

 Fox News:

Democrats across the country are scrambling to reverse course on COVID-19 restrictions as this year's midterm elections loom.

With the notable exception of the White House, Democrats at every level are signaling their support for returning to normal as polls show Americans are weary of coronavirus restrictions, which Republican states have largely done away with.

According to a recent poll by Monmouth University, 70% of Americans say it’s time for the country to move on from the pandemic, and a decreasing number of Americans support COVID-related mandates. President Biden’s approval ratings on handling COVID, once a strength, are also now underwater, with 43% approving and 53% disapproving, according to the poll.

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They can at least read the polls.  It will be hard for them to avoid accountability for their mismanagement of the Covid when it is clear that red states like Florida and Texas have rebounded much quicker than the lockdown states. 

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