Why Are Abbott (Texas) and Reeves (Miss) Lifting Max Mandates As Positivity Rates Head Up?

[TomCADem]

Texas's positivity rate is 12.3 percent and heading up. Mississippi's positivity rate is even worse at 14 percent and heading up.

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/testing/tracker/overview

It is amazing how acting irresponsibly seems to bolster support among Republicans sort of like Trump holding large in-person COVID rallies seemed to cement support among Republicans.

The U.S. would be in far better position, but for Republicans and right wing media repeatedly politicizing the pandemic and undermining efforts to control the spread of the disease.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Because they're idiots?

[Phoenix61]

2. Because it's spring break and they want the

beaches filled with stupid college kids to be followed by stupid families for Easter break.

[haele]

3. Spring Break

Money to be made. Screw the poors, the ones who matter already have access to the vaccine and good medical service.
Time to make money.

Haele

[soothsayer]

4. To taint Biden's progress even if it means killing his own citizens?

[Rhiannon12866]

12. +1000

[radius777]

16. Agree. The next few months look to be very good for Biden.

The 1.9T rescue bill likely will pass, the vaccinations will start getting up to herd immunity levels.

Repubs imperative is to obstruct so that we can look bad and they can win in 2022 - the same playbook the used with Obama. Except they can't really obstruct the rescue bill or the vax rollout - so they're resorting to creating mayhem.

[Blue_true]

5. Why?

Because they see Black, Brown and poor White people mostly dying, along with some healthcare workers. They consider that to be acceptable collateral damage. Now, let their friends and supporters start getting seriously ill and dying, their position will change in a flash.

[Texasgal]

6. Follow the money...

These fuckers don't care about anything other than that!

[blm]

7. For Abbott, change the headlines from electric grid failure.

[TexasBushwhacker]

9. THIS!!!

[Generic Brad]

8. Those governors have been vaccinated

They got theirs. The hell with everyone else.

[Bev54]

10. Deflection from their failures in water and ice storms

[PurgedVoter]

11. When old folk catch covid it is win win for the money behind conservativism

Hospital bills rake in all the money and then the family home goes on the market. A property they couldn't manage to steal become theirs for the taking.

[rampartc]

15. saves money on social security and medicare as well

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. Still strongly tied to trump.

[alittlelark]

14. Cuz Bidens Covid plan is WORKING.

And they will sacrifice their OWN PEOPLE to throw as wrenches.