GOP tries to weaponize pandemic-exhausted parents against Biden

[DonViejo]

Aware of this emerging voter demo, the White House is hoping its agenda and relief bill will inoculate it against frustrations.

BY CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO AND NATASHA KORECKI

02/16/2021 04:30 AM EST

Distraught and exhausted parents are emerging as a new class of voters that could torment President Joe Biden — and the White House is moving quickly to head off the pain.

Nearing a year into the pandemic, Biden’s advisers and allies recognize that they need to respond to the spiraling angst felt by families or risk driving them into the arms of waiting Republicans.

It is a crucial test for Biden and Democrats as they try to consolidate their gains from the 2020 election. The pandemic has disrupted lives and exacerbated inequities and a raft of public and private surveys show clear political potholes and opportunities because of it. The coronavirus is spawning sweeping policy prescriptions from Democrats and Republicans alike, from billions in school reopening funds to the creation of a federal child allowance. And it’s prompting pollsters to loosely coin emerging voter demos like “women in chaos” and “families in crisis.”

Within the GOP, there is a belief that the pandemic and resulting turmoil make Biden and Democratic incumbents especially vulnerable among those demographics. Republicans see room to capitalize on the grim public health and economic situation the White House inherited from Donald Trump by trying to put Democrats on the defensive for being too removed from the pain or too slow-moving to address it.

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[liskddksil]

1. Biden needs to announce tonight at the Town Hall a nationwide goal to have schools open 5 days a

week for in-person instruction for all grade levels by the beginning of the school year in September. This is completely feasible with progress on the vaccines. That will neutralize this issue.

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2. actually we should put all schools on 'summer' break starting tomorrow

and throw spring break in the mix. Use those 8 weeks to vaccinate us teachers. Reopen with in person for those who want it for the how many ever weeks are left in this school year. Take two weeks off, and then reset the school year.

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3. Politico..always stirring the pot ...