[Steve_Seattle]

Since the media are ramping up the "Trump has blood on his hands, Trump is incompetent" theme, I'm trying to imagine how/if it would have been different under a Hillary presidency.

1. We would have had essentially the same bureaucracy in the CDC, giving essentially the same advice, and having the same degree of preparation, or lack thereof. As under Trump, that advice would change over time.

2. Because of #1, we would have had the same problems with delayed testing, shortages of masks, and shortages of ventilators.

3. Hillary would have been less likely than Trump to implement an early China travel ban.

4. Trump formed his CV task force on January 30th, when there were only a handful of person-to-person transmission cases in the US, only about 20 cases overall, and no deaths. It is unlikely Hillary would have acted sooner.

5. In late January and early February, the World Health Organization was still downplaying the seriousness of the disease, as was the CDC and Dr. Fauci in particular ("the average American has little to worry about"). It is unlikely that would have been different under Hillary.

6. Major public gatherings continued to be held nationwide until late February. There is no evidence Hillary would have prevented it.

7. Governors in some states began imposing various degrees of limitations on commercial and social activity in early to mid-March. It is unlikely that Hillary would have had any effect on that, one way or the other.

8. There is no evidence that Hillary would have worked to loosen governmental red-tape sooner than Trump, or to partner with private business sooner than Trump. Neither strategy is in her political DNA.

In short, there is no reason to believe that Hillary's response would have been quicker, and some reason to think it would have been slower. HOWEVER, unlike the way they are with Trump, the press would not be attacking Hillary on a daily basis, and would probably be praising her, so the PERCEPTION that things were being handled better would be a lot stronger than it is now.

[Mariner]

US records 1,497 virus deaths in 24 hours - the highest single-day toll of any country so far - with almost half in NYC, as cases rise to 310,000 and total deaths hit 8,500 leaving hospitals overwhelmed

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8188533/US-sets-grim-global-record-1-497-virus-dead-one-day-half-NYC.html

[calenel]

“3. Hillary would have been less likely than Trump to implement an early China travel ban.”

Hillary has a Chinese arm so far up her backside she has Panda paw prints on the insides of her eyelids.

This would have been ignored until a convenient scapegoat could be found.

[miserare]

Hillary would have welded us inside our houses, and walked away cackling.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I prefer Trump over Hillary or some gutless jive turkey like Romney or Obama.