THE NOTE: It’s clear that the country is taking COVID-19 as deadly serious business, rickklein writes—a critical piece of information for political entities, no matter what the scenes on television look like.
The expected demonstration in the 2020 battleground state is happening just three days after state officials said that 19 people, who have either voted in-person or worked at a polling site on election day, have tested positive for COVID-19. In the lead up, partisan lines are already drawn -- Democrats are backing the governor's decision to extend the state's stay-at-home order until late May, while some Republicans are pushing back on the move as an impediment to their civil liberties.
Gov. Tony Evers declares a public health emergency in response to a growing number of cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, March 12, 2020. Gov. Tony Evers declares a public health emergency in response to a growing number of cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, March 12, 2020.Amid the state-wide political tangles, at least one Wisconsin Republican sought to bring attention to how the nation might view the demonstration.
“Ok folks, I implore you, please leave Confederate flags and/or AR15s, AK47s, or any other long guns at home. Let's not give the MSM the opportunity to paint us as racists or extremists, ” Brian Westrate, who appears to be the treasurer of the Wisconsin Republican Party, wrote in a private Facebook group involved with organizing the demonstration.
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