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Progressive Law

(617 posts) Tue Mar 31, 2020, 07:24 PM Mar 2020

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Prediction: Trump admin will announce less than 100k COVID-19 deaths...

...after the Trump admin first alters the collected data from each state prior to "official announcement".

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Prediction: Trump admin will announce less than 100k COVID-19 deaths... (Original Post) Progressive Law Mar 2020 OP

maybe in the first wave lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #1

That wont work. States wont go for it. drray23 Mar 2020 #2

The Red states will Progressive Law Mar 2020 #3

Each state is announcing their own data... Not going to be possible to cover up the deaths. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #4

they are already running up the 'fake' deaths trial balloon... JCMach1 Mar 2020 #5

lapfog_1

(31,773 posts)

1. maybe in the first wave

Reply to Progressive Law (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 07:26 PM

Mar 2020

but in the second or third... I think more like 250K... if we are lucky

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drray23

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2. That wont work. States wont go for it.

Reply to Progressive Law (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 07:28 PM

Mar 2020

I can't imagine Cuomo letting trump release the wrong numbers and say nothing. Same for many other governors.

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Progressive Law

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3. The Red states will

Reply to drray23 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 07:31 PM

Mar 2020

It's possible for the Trump admin to report truthful Blue State numbers, while altering just the Red State numbers. Or the Red State numbers could be altered/under-reported at the state level.

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hlthe2b

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4. Each state is announcing their own data... Not going to be possible to cover up the deaths.

Reply to Progressive Law (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 07:40 PM

Mar 2020

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JCMach1

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5. they are already running up the 'fake' deaths trial balloon...

Reply to Progressive Law (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 07:43 PM

Mar 2020

Please see Diamond&Silk

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