#Shame on politicians who’ve fed anti-vax hysteria amid a pandemic

#Shame on politicians who’ve fed anti-vax hysteria amid a pandemic

“#Shame on politicians who’ve fed anti-vax hysteria amid a pandemic” A Siena poll shows that nearly a quarter of New Yorkers say they “probably won’t” or “definitely won’t” get an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine. Blame longstanding anti-vax hysteria — but also more recent, and more disgraceful, fearmongering by the likes of Gov. Cuomo. Modern anti-vaxers got…

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#All the ways pollsters and the media were wrong, wrong, wrong

#All the ways pollsters and the media were wrong, wrong, wrong

“#All the ways pollsters and the media were wrong, wrong, wrong” They blew it again. After muffing it spectacularly in 2016, when Hillary Clinton was supposed to cruise to easy victory over Donald Trump, pollsters and the media should be ashamed by how wrong they got this year’s election. Even after their cross-their-hearts-hope-to-die promises to…

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#Pre-election COVID-19 spike creates concerns for polling places

#Pre-election COVID-19 spike creates concerns for polling places

“#Pre-election COVID-19 spike creates concerns for polling places” IOWA CITY, Iowa — A surge in coronavirus cases across the country, including in key presidential battleground states, is creating mounting health and logistical concerns for voters, poll workers and political parties ahead of Election Day. In Iowa, where both presidential campaigns are competing feverishly, county officials…

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