TF_Titan

Of course not...which is why we need an effective treatment. But having a vaccine will significantly reduce the rate of infection. You really can't compare this to the flu. This is way more contagious than the flu...and we have effective treatments for the flu. If we did nothing and just let it run it's course with no vaccines or treatments available we could see not just thousands...but hundreds of thousands of deaths from this...and many more hundreds of thousands with permanent respiratory damage.

Everything hinges on finding an effective treatment asap. Until we have a vaccine in place people are going to continue to get infected...which means we'll have to continue the shutdown until we have a way to effectively treat those that do get it so the healthcare system isn't overwhelmed in the meantime. The good news is there are several promising treatments that could be validated pretty soon.

You guys are assuming Biden will survive until November.

I grade Barnwell's article as a D-

He does exactly this about three times per week.

We don't know what the actual death rate is, but it's probably not that far off from the flu. The reason it's worse than the flu is because there's no vaccine for it yet and because apparently it's very easy to transmit. So 100% of the population is at risk of getting it, but unless you have pre-existing health issues it's unlikely to cause any serious problems....just like the flu. I think it's quite possible this did originate in that Chinese research lab, but I highly doubt it was specifically engineered as a biological weapon...unless China is trying to kill off everyone over 80. If you were trying to create an actual weapon this would be a pretty shitty attempt at it. These labs to research on all sorts of viruses. The CDC does the same thing...it's just that the CDC has much better controls in place that keep these kinds of things from getting released to the public.

Maybe she sees her role now as the one to take Bloomberg out to clear the path for Bernie. She knows she has no shot.

I've seen corpses in caskets that looked healthier...seriously.

This is what so many Democrats are missing. They seem to think that NOW people will finally see what a rotten guy Trump is. Guess what?...they knew what a rotten guy he was before the last election. There's nothing they know now that they didn't know then. Hell, his favorable rating is higher now than it was in 2016. If the Democrats want to run on morality while Trump runs on the economy...well...then good luck with that. Bernie is the only candidate who's actually running on ideas.

Not even close...

When has he ever passed up a chance to look dumb and uninformed on live TV?

I think you're over-estimating the visceral hate moderates have for Trump. They may not like him personally, but they're not filled with a rage that's going to make them excited to vote for a socialist. The caveat would be if there was a recession between now and the election, but as long as the economy is strong I don't see it.

I just can't see Sanders getting much support from moderates.

"Quality control delay"...Pretty sure the DNC is trying to figure out a way to cook the books.