Fueri
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Pritzker lost a lot of the downstaters when he pointed to data that 2 of the 5 counties with the highest mortality rates per capita in Illinois were downstate, rural areas.
What he neglected to mention was that in both cases this was due to outbreaks at nursing homes. Removing those clusters brought those counties in line with the rest of their immediate areas, with low numbers of infections and deaths.
People are catching on that he is using the data as necessary to paint the picture he wants, instead of presenting the unvarnished truth. That is absolutely not OK in this situation.
His evasiveness in general in press conferences is starting become evident, as he dodges questions or simply refuses to answer them. He is losing trust and local officials in this and other areas are taking matters into their own hands as it has become clear that he will shift the goalposts and fiddle with the numbers however necessary to justify his actions.
What he neglected to mention was that in both cases this was due to outbreaks at nursing homes. Removing those clusters brought those counties in line with the rest of their immediate areas, with low numbers of infections and deaths.
People are catching on that he is using the data as necessary to paint the picture he wants, instead of presenting the unvarnished truth. That is absolutely not OK in this situation.
His evasiveness in general in press conferences is starting become evident, as he dodges questions or simply refuses to answer them. He is losing trust and local officials in this and other areas are taking matters into their own hands as it has become clear that he will shift the goalposts and fiddle with the numbers however necessary to justify his actions.