I'm sorry, but hindsight doesn't help one make decisions at that time and some other people on here often want to rewrite history to fit their narrative. He tried to downplay the seriousness of what was happening at the beginning and I would say it was because he didn't want it to interfere with his reelection. At that time, and I need to say that a 2nd time because I know what other people will say, there was no proof for some of what he was touting. I don't remember you being involved here back in the early days (meaning 2020), but so much misinformation was posted. His first term might rate higher now, but I can't agree it's because some people think he was vindicated. So we can agree to disagree.
Again it doesn't matter what policy might have been better in hindsight. You don't get to rewrite history. Yes, in hindsight, schools were closed too long, but please try and put yourself back in late 2020 and 2021. People were dying at an unprecedented rate and hospitals, doctors and nurses were strained to their limits. Do you not remember? We had doctors and nurses dying and many were burned out and quit as a result. We, as a country, could not afford to say, let herd immunity take over. We couldn't handle more sick people at that time.
Don't get me started on DeSantis. He did many things without any scientific basis. He wanted to become President and that is what drove him. I'm sure you don't remember him stopping traffic coming into Florida so they could keep people from New York out. We got to sit in a car (we've been residents in Florida for 50 years now) and wait because of his publicity stunt. He controlled things in Florida including his press conferences, but when he got on the big stage he fell flat on his face.
