

LEFT WING
Democratic politicians built their campaigns on the promise to combat COVID-19, and supporters pushed others to wear masks and get vaccinated. They pushed back against republicans' denial, and although it was beneficial in fighting the virus, their politicization of the virus could take their attention off of the real task at hand.

The A1 story of a November 2020 issue of The Kansas City Star describes the left wing's frustration with conservative COVID deniers. (Lisa Gutierrez/The Kansas City Star)
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The New York Times reviews the 2021 political satire film "Don't Look Up," which was released during the pandemic and poked fun at conservative American's tendency to ignore science. (Manohla Dargis/The New York Times)
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A CNN broadcast shows democratic business leaders fighting against the conservative views of Trump. (Curt Devine/CNN)
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An article in The Atlantic suggests that liberals are holding on too tightly to COVID-19 restrictions to spite republicans and Trump. (Emma Green/The Atlantic)
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During the 2020 election, NPR reports that Biden is campaigning on a plan to combat COVID-19, calling Trump's response "totally irresponsible." (Allison Aubrey/NPR)

Biden publicizes his second COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021, attempting to encourage Americans to get vaccinated. (Alex Edelman/Getty Images)
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A nurse supports business closures with a sign while conservatives protest the same safety protocols behind her with American flags and patriotic signs. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
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New York Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, an outspoken liberal, condemns Trump's COVID-19 response during an interview with CNN. (Chandelis Duster/CNN)