When President Biden gives his State of the Union speech, the mask mandate will be gone in the Capitol, reflecting a stark nationwide shift for Democrats against the public safety rule that has fueled a red-versus-blue culture war.
The message is backed by advice from Biden’s polling firm, Impact Research, which studied voter attitudes to Covid and found that most Americans are"worn out" by the restrictions and"have personally moved out of crisis mode."
Republicans, who have long rebelled against government mask mandates, say Democrats are flip-flopping for political reasons. “If you and I were driving late at night and you said turn your headlights off, I would say that’s a bad and dangerous idea. If at 9 o’clock the next morning, you said turn the headlights off, I’d agree with you. Doesn’t mean you were right the first time,” Maloney said.
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