The huge difference between Boris Johnson and Trump regarding "sympathy".

[Yavin4]

When Johnson contracted the disease, it was in the initial spread around the world. His case was a result of bad luck and timing.

Trump, on the other hand, contracted the disease 8 mos. after knowing about it and how deadly it was going to be. Eight mos.!!!! Also, he downplayed it, ridiculed mitigation efforts, and mocked people wearing masks. He practically was begging for the disease.

Sure, his nutty followers will have sympathy, and maybe people will hope that he recovers, but I don't see the general public having sympathy for an idiot.

[mucifer]

1. treatments are better now

[LisaL]

3. Trump is still getting experimental treatments, so a regular person

wouldn't be getting these treatments.

[mucifer]

4. Even just positioning patients prone and only using ventilators as a last resort are saving lives

[jimfields33]

2. 20 year age difference helped as well.

I was surprised to see Boris is only 56. I thought he was older.

[rockfordfile]

5. Well that same week Boris was caught not telling the people, Russia's ownership of some Tories.

[Drunken Irishman]

6. Ultimately we don't have a clue how this is going to change things...

We'll just have to wait for the next batch of polls. I don't think this helps Trump long-term but with it being so close to the election, any bump could be significant. If, however, he doesn't see a bump over the next week or so, it's hard to believe he'll receive one at all.

[Rule of Claw]

7. Early numbers bad for Trump

https://morningconsult.com/form/reaction-poll-trump-covid/

[Drunken Irishman]

8. I know the NYT has a Arizona poll in the field that indicated movement away from Trump...

But they stated it'd take more time to see if it was just noise or actual movement.

[Claustrum]

9. Also just preliminary but Nate Cohn mentioned their interviews yesterday in AZ had a shift to Joe

No signs of sympathy votes for Trump yet.

Link to tweet

[Iwasthere]

10. Might not help with a bump

However, it sure has wiped clean from media all the exploding and negative headline news from books and tapes.

[Drunken Irishman]

11. eh it also gets everyone focused on COVID again, which is not good for him.

[Claustrum]

12. Not to mention NYT is just waiting for the COVID news to disappear before they drop more tax news

They hinted they will have more but it's malpractice to drop them right now.

[Cha]

13. trump LIED about COVID. Called it a "democrat hoax"

for 70 days".

I have to keep reminding about that important part of the trump homicidal Virus timeline.