Why is the Covid surge Biden's fault

[USAFRetired_Liberal]

I have read several articles in the past couple days and they all mention reasons for Biden’s decrease in approval. One reason other than Afghanistan is the Covid surge. How in the hell is this his problem, he has encouraged vaccines, masks, and social distancing….if idiots and Republican Governors ignore that advice and Covid surges because of them then it’s not Biden’s fault….it’s like the arsonists blaming the firefighter for not putting out the fire that they caused while also blocking the hydrant.

[elleng]

1. idiots and Republican Governors ignore

[PortTack]

2. Good analogy! It isn't Biden's fault..msm stirring the shit pot for ratings

[csziggy]

3. For the same reason 9/11 was Obama's fault

[leftstreet]

4. The CDC dropped the mask mandate on his watch

The President appoints the director.

I don't know if that's adding to a decrease in his approval, but it can't help

[unblock]

6. Which is bs, of course.

The current spike is not due to vaccinated people not wearing masks. It's unclear to what extent that may be contributing to the problem, but it's undoubtedly tiny compared to the problem of unvaccinated people breaking all the rules.

Not just not wearing masks, but also going yo super-spreader events and ignoring social distancing.

[leftstreet]

9. What rules?

The CDC made no "rules" with the May 13 announcement. They "suggested" the unvaxxed should still wear masks. And they "suggested" vaxxed people didn't need to. Yet they knew about the Delta variant at the time, and they knew about breakthrough infections.

The agency Director needs to be fired

[unblock]

11. All they ever do is recommendations afaik

They're not an enforcement agency. They can't fine people for not wearing masks. That's not what the cdc does.

[LisaL]

12. Yes, CDC came up with the idea that vaxxed people

don't need masks and can go on as if pandemic was over.
Yet they knew variants were spreading.
It was very foolish.
And as it turns out, vaxxed people can get infected and spread delta. I really don't understand what CDC director was thinking.

[OhioChick]

23. I agree, Walensky needs to be fired n/t

[Polybius]

18. While true, the CDC made a colossal mistake

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They never should have said vaccinated can drop the masks, because as soon as they did states and cities dropped the mandates. They should have been in place until at least Spring 2022.

[unblock]

19. Nit-picking. Nearly all the blame goes to the anti-vax/anti-mask machine

If we need to be always perfect, we'll never win.

Yes, the cdc should have continued to strongly recommend masks for everyone.

Did the cause any additional cases? Probably a few, few sure. But there's little evidence that catching COVID from someone who is vaccinated has led to many cases, particularly cases with bad outcomes.

I'd guess that vaccinated people not wearing masks may have contributed 2-3% of the recent cases. Just a guess, but we do know that a massive number of cases are being caused by unvaccinated people acting like it's their patriotic duty to infect as many people as possible.

It's silly to dwell on the effect of vaccinated people not wearing masks when unvaccinated people are breaking all the rules.

[rockfordfile]

25. A lot of states never had any mandates

[Rebl2]

7. I blame

the CDC director for dropping the mask mandate to soon. It’s not Biden’s fault.

[leftstreet]

10. I agree

Totally on the Director. But that's a presidential appt

The OP was asking why his approval re: Covid was down.

It's all I could think of...the cases increasing on his watch etc

[unblock]

5. When bad things happen, people blame the president.

Unless the president is a republican, such as when 9/11 happened. Then, bad news means it's time to rally around the president and you're anti-American if you fail to do so.

[Kingofalldems]

8. The question assumes that it is his fault.

The way it looks from here.

[SunImp]

13. It's not Biden inherited the problem from President Shitstain

[USAFRetired_Liberal]

14. I get that

But don’t understand how the MSM and apparently people who are polled don’t see it.

[Kingofalldems]

16. Got a link on that polling please?

[Justice matters.]

20. The drop is within the margin of error.

I don't understand why DUers (seem to) freak out about it. Joe laughs about it.

[rockfordfile]

26. It sounds like idiot right-wingers were polled.

[Baked Potato]

15. Democrats need to toss out some nice, juicy red meat tomorrow.

MSM craving it.

[Maraya1969]

17. I think this is why the GQP is trying to dissuade people from masks and vaccines

They know that Biden will take the heat for all these increases in Covid. And so many of them are sociopaths just like Trump - who didn't care about people dying either.

[BGBD]

21. It doesn't really matter

Americans a fickle. He's eating it now because there's a wave and when that wave goes away he'll benefit from that.

[rockfordfile]

29. Republicans caused this. Americans get it. All you've got to do is see videos of the anti-vax

[liberal_mama]

22. The CDC Director made a horrific mistake in telling vaccinated people to unmask

Now Covid is surging out of control again and Biden is getting blamed because he appointed her.

[rockfordfile]

28. Covid is spreading mainly because of the un-vaxed. It's a lie to say it's surging because of that

This was warned about. Getting a certain number of vaccinated vs variants. Republicans with Russia pushing lies about the vaccine.

The virus out break was never truly in control. Vaccination is the key.

[uponit7771]

24. It's not, shit stirring by the M$M with dropping ratings

[Rhiannon12866]

27. Completely agree! Biden's done more in 6 months than TFG did in over a year (which was nothing)

No one could have asked for more of any POTUS!