Thread by @K8brannen, A thread about things that might just be related: Exhibit 1: For [...]

A thread about things that might just be related:

Exhibit 1: For some seniors, virus is shifting their views of Trump https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2020/0512/For-some-seniors-virus-is-shifting-their-views-of-Trump

President Trump’s approval rating has fallen among older Americans. Even a small shift among these voters could pose a threat to his reelection.

The country’s most reliable voting bloc are also the most vulnerable to the virus, which looks to be benefiting Biden

“It affects elderly people,” Trump said of COVID. “It affects virtually nobody.”

No Democrat has won or broken even with voters over 65 in two decades. But seniors’ dismay about President Trump could change that.

And finally, the latest news.

Exhibit 5: Trump promises seniors $200 prescription drug gift certificates, but questions abound https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/24/seniors-200-gift-certificates-prescription-drug/

Trump pledged to send $200 prescription drug coupons to 33 million Medicare beneficiaries “in the coming weeks,” a nakedly political ploy.

Plan would cost $6.6 billion.

"It was not clear where the money for the cards would come from or whether the White House could legally issue them." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/us/politics/trump-health-care-plan.html

The $200 cards for prescription drugs, intended for 33 million older Americans, are part of a $6.6 billion promise offered to a key constituency.

39 days till the election. No new healthcare plan. No pandemic plan ...

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