Why does the GOP suddenly want everyone vaccinated?

[Dawson Leery]

Was it the stock market plunge? Their base is dying off? Bad polling? What self-serving reasons have caused the GOP's 180 turn?

Please discuss!

[Scrivener7]

1. Good question! Another good question: did they do too good

a job turning their base against vaccines? Their warnings this week are too late to save many of those who will listen and begin the vaccine process now. But will there even be many who do this?

[Jilly_in_VA]

2. They suddenly realized

that they're killing off their base and there won't be anyone to vote for them. That's basically it.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

5. +1

[peppertree]

3. Their internal polls are no doubt telling them that swing voters now see them as THE obstacle

It's becoming obvious to many that Repugs are waiting (hoping) for the death toll to hit 1,000,000 - preferably just weeks before election day 2022.

Then they'll wail and bellow about how "Biden failed us!"

[Dawson Leery]

6. And the right, which refused vaccines will believe it.

[peppertree]

8. That's the idea

[peppertree]

4. Then, there's also the DELTA factor

It's no secret the GOP is waiting for the death toll to reach 1,000,000 ("Biden lied - a million died!!" ).

Now that they've been told that the Delta variant is officially out of control, they can afford to sound "cooperative" on the issue of vaccines.

They know that - thanks to them - it's too late anyway.

[uponit7771]

7. It wasn't the stock market, its back to around where it was and they're still wanting folk vaxed. it

... is the fact that dems will win in 2022 because enough MAGA voters died in 2021