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Why Did the Midterms Not Turn on Lockdowns?

Why Did the Midterms Not Turn on Lockdowns?
Republican gubernatorial candidate for Florida Ron DeSantis with his wife Casey DeSantis speaks during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2022. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Why did the lockdowns and vaccine mandates not have a greater impact on the election? Proposition: when the candidate explained them bluntly, denounced them aggressively, and had a good record on the topics, the issues did make a massive difference.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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