In a response to Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis’ campaign of fear and division, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan urges Minnesotans to not fall for his distractions, writing in a Star Tribune op-ed that Lewis “much rather we pay attention to his fearmongering than to the very real challenges we face.”
In the piece, Lt. Governor Flanagan highlights how dangerous Lewis’ rhetoric has been, and how it continues to pose a danger to Minnesotans’ lives. Lewis has repeatedly downplayed the seriousness of COVID-19, spread misinformation and conspiracy theories by calling masks “muzzles” designed to enforce “total, absolute conformity” and mocked Minnesotans who are concerned about the pandemic, saying they have a “bizarre obsession with risk.” Lewis has also claimed that “anybody under the age of 50 has exactly a 99.98% chance of survival,” while the deadly virus has now claimed over 2,000 lives in the state.
In her op-ed, Lt. Governor Flanagan leaves Minnesotans with a reminder of the seriousness of COVID-19, and that they should expect more empathy from leaders who are supposed to represent all of us in Washington. That choice is clear: U.S. Senator Tina Smith.
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