Ex-Clinton adviser questions Biden vote over his stance on more shutdowns
President-Elect Biden has said he will follow the advice of scientists to get the pandemic under control
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A former adviser to President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore said over the weekend that she would not have voted for President-Elect Joe Biden had she been aware of his thoughts on coronavirus-related economic shutdowns.
Naomi Wolf, an author who served as an adviser on the Clinton-Gore campaign in 1996, wrote on Twitter that lockdowns are a “historically unprecedented” and “terrifying practice,” as first reported by Townhall on Monday.
She said President-elect Biden’s openness to reinstating more lockdowns to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak made her question casting her ballot for him.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}TRUMP, BIDEN CLASH OVER REOPENING PLANS, FORMER VP WON'T RULE OUT MORE SHUTDOWNS
Biden, however, stated publicly on multiple occasions that he was open to implementing additional lockdowns – adding that there should be standards governing potential closures.
“If you have a reproduction rate in a community that’s above a certain level, everybody says ‘slow up,’ more social distancing, do not open bars and do not open gymnasiums. Do not open until you get this under control,” Biden said during a debate with President Trump.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Trump – who said he opposed more lockdowns – regularly seized on this narrative to attack Biden throughout the campaign cycle.
During a campaign stop right before Election Day, Trump said a vote for Biden is “a vote for lockdowns, layoffs,” and “misery.”
Biden has said he would take the advice of scientists – and would engage in more shutdowns if he were advised to do so by experts.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}While coronavirus cases are ticking up throughout the U.S., pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced promising results from its trials that showed 90% effectiveness in preventing the virus. Still, the virus has infected more than 10 million Americans and killed at least 238,053.