
“After two years that necessitated lockdowns, travel bans, school closures, mask mandates, and nearly a million deaths, nearly every American finally has the tools to protect themselves from this virus. The authors of the memo, Molly Murphy and Bryan Stryker, provided an explanation of the thought process underlying these strategic thoughts while describing efforts against COVID as a “war” – one that is now moving into a new phase: Stop talking about restrictions and the unknown future ahead.Don’t set “COVID zero” as the victory condition.Acknowledge COVID still exists and likely will for a long time.Recognize that people are “worn out” and feeling real harm from the years-long restrictions and take their side.Declare the crisis phase of COVID over and push for feeling and acting more normal.The “strategic thoughts” proffered by Impact Research include: The two-page memo was distributed to “interested parties” by Impact Research, a public opinion research firm that provides “strategic thoughts for Democrats positioning themselves on COVID-19 after nearly two years of the pandemic.” 24 memo, “Taking the Win over COVID-19,” closely matches statements Biden made Tuesday during Tuesday’s State of the Union address.

It's free.Īn internal memo from a firm that conducted polling for President Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign advises the Democratic Party on how it can present itself as having “defeated” COVID-19. Subscribe to The Defender's Top News of the Day.
