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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
CONTACT: Liz Doherty
Reason #6 Dan Forest is Unfit to Be Gov: Wanted to Reopen Everything in May
RALEIGH — With 6 days left until Election Day, Cooper for NC is highlighting one reason that Dan Forest is unfit to be governor with each remaining day. There’s no shortage of reasons, so note that this list isn’t exhaustive. Find even more reasons Forest is unfit to be governor here.
Reason #6: Forest told a reporter back in May, “I think everything should be open.” At the time, the Atlantic noted, Forest also “appears to be in the minority on reopening.”
The article notes Forest’s out-of-touch approach to the pandemic:
The debate over reopening is anything but hypothetical, even in an election that’s more than five months away. A second wave of infections could crest this fall or even next year, when a Governor Forest—if he wins—would be in charge. And while he has criticized Cooper’s decisions at times, Forest is less clear on exactly what he would have done instead, or what he would do if there’s another outbreak next year.
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But when I asked whether Forest, if he were governor next year, would be willing to shut down the state if his health advisers recommended another “shelter-in-place” order, he was less firm. “That’s like having a crystal ball,” he replied. “I would say right now, all things considered and all things held equal and maintained going forward, with another round, I would say you’d come forward with recommendations like ‘Work from home if you can.’”
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