The Incredible Shrinking GOP Base

The past week has been our strongest week of vaccinations since early June, in terms of first-time shots. https://t.co/rB1nrWpKD7

— Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) August 1, 2021

Good news. And a reminder "gospel" is koine Greek for "Good news."

'You will not wear masks in this church!' Tennessee pastor screams at congregation to 'not get vaccinated' https://t.co/cdKUxuo84v

— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 1, 2021

Something tells me that's not a "full-gospel church." I also expect his congregation to shrink drastically. Sadly.

Not until now??? We need a by-the-book process contra @mattyglesias et al. but also should be pulling out every stop to complete it as quickly as possible. Argh. https://t.co/Dlm53WiK0Q

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) August 1, 2021

Framing is everything. "Just now" is a very specific, and probably inaccurate, characterization. What matters is FDA is moving to approve Pfizer's vaccine because too many idiots claim it as a) never approved, or b) is experimental. Had FDA moved faster, those same people would find new reasons to be suspicious, but in the end, we're either going to return to quarantine protocols not seen in generations, or go further back and require vaccinations as a matter of public health. Either way people are going to find out the state indeed has such powers.

Back to the first tweet:  just who is the GOP appealing to now?  Crackpots likely to soon be silenced by tubes in their throats?