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George II

(67,782 posts)
Tue Oct 6, 2020, 10:41 PM Oct 2020

Pence team agrees to allow plexiglass barrier near him at VP debate after back-and-forth over Covid

Source: CNN

Full Headline: Pence team agrees to allow plexiglass barrier near him at VP debate after back-and-forth over Covid precautions

(CNN)Mike Pence's team agreed Tuesday night to allow the Commission on Presidential Debates to erect a plexiglass barrier near the vice president for Wednesday's debate in Salt Lake City, a Pence aide and commission member told CNN, bringing an end for now the negotiations over coronavirus safety precautions around the contest.

Pence's team made clear throughout the week that they thought putting any plexiglass barriers near the vice president was unnecessary and that they opposed such a move. Sen. Kamala Harris' team, however, wanted the plexiglass barriers, in part, because of the ongoing spread of coronavirus inside the White House and the fact that Pence attended a Rose Garden event over a week ago that may have been the genesis of the spread. Pence has since repeatedly tested negative for the virus.

"We have inquired as to the medical or scientific need for a plexiglass barrier when two times the (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) distancing guidance has been implemented," said a Pence aide. "But most importantly the Vice President is looking forward to having a conversation about the marked shift left that Joe Biden wants to take this country, so we are not going to let a barrier prevent the Vice President from making the case for four more years of Donald Trump."

Physical barriers like plexiglass are typically recommended when social distancing cannot be maintained. The candidates will be separated by 12 feet on stage. Masks are considered the best defense against both droplet and aerosolized transmission of the virus.



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/06/politics/plexiglass-vp-debate/index.html



Pence blinked. Harris wins the first round!!
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Pence team agrees to allow plexiglass barrier near him at VP debate after back-and-forth over Covid (Original Post) George II Oct 2020 OP
A devastating visual underpants Oct 2020 #1
Good! It would be better as virtual, but if Kamala is okay with it then... Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #2
It isn't macho alpha manly to hide behind plexiglass. magicarpet Oct 2020 #3
What an anus. C_U_L8R Oct 2020 #4
don't like how it feels to be on the other side of the wall, motherfucker? uncle ray Oct 2020 #5
Build that wall! MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #6
Somewhat vague. How will he spin it? keithbvadu2 Oct 2020 #7
He was following Trump's orders JI7 Oct 2020 #8
OMG their stupidity reeks. jorgevlorgan Oct 2020 #9
Harris team should insist on REAL barriers. The ones they showed on the news last night FailureToCommunicate Oct 2020 #10
Just tell him it is to keep other women from getting too close to him. LiberalFighter Oct 2020 #11

magicarpet

(13,941 posts)
3. It isn't macho alpha manly to hide behind plexiglass.
Tue Oct 6, 2020, 10:49 PM
Oct 2020

Real men like to be spit on and splashed with copious amounts of saliva even if Covid cooties laden.

You will never witness a manly man carrying an umbrella in the rain,.. it just ain't super hypo macho. Only pinko Dems would use an umbrella.

C_U_L8R

(44,897 posts)
4. What an anus.
Tue Oct 6, 2020, 10:51 PM
Oct 2020

Using a safety issue to take political potshots.
While all along, he's the one endangering everyone's health.
Get lost, Pence.

FailureToCommunicate

(13,989 posts)
10. Harris team should insist on REAL barriers. The ones they showed on the news last night
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 08:30 AM
Oct 2020

for the upcoming debate, were pathetic. I've seen better plexi screens at local hardware or liquor stores.

Just nuts.

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