MORBID: CBS Boasts States ‘Inundated With Infections’ Moving to Biden

Nicholas Fondacaro | July 13, 2020
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It seems as though CBS News finally got their months-old wish – to have coronavirus “infect” President Trump’s reelection chances – granted, according to their new 2020 battleground tracker poll. As anchor Norah O’Donnell morbidly celebrated during Monday’s edition of CBS Evening News, “The pandemic is reshaping the presidential race!”

“Our new CBS Battleground Poll shows Joe Biden with a six-point lead over President Trump among likely voters in Florida. In Arizona, it’s a tie. And in Texas, Biden is within a point of the President. Mr. Trump swept those states in 2016, but now all three states are inundated with infections,” she bragged.

CBS political correspondent Ed O’Keefe was tasked with sharing the network’s grotesque excitement. “Joe Biden’s suddenly strong showing across three sunbelt states, including in the Republican stronghold of Texas, is due in large part to the President's handling of the COVID-19 crisis,” he said.

Adding: “The more concerned someone is about getting the virus, the more likely they back Biden. Roughly six in ten think their states reopened too quickly, and most say that is because of pressure from the Trump administration.”

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