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Meet the Fauci Enablers Asking for a Promotion

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Anthony Fauci is set to testify before the Senate tomorrow about the federal government's response to COVID-19, revisiting the outcomes of mandates and lockdowns in 2020 and in the years following the pandemic.

While Fauci certainly was the most forward-facing public health official at that time (and he was proud of it, as documents released this week show), many Democratic candidates now seeking Senate seats backed pandemic-era policies that mirrored the recommendations of health officials. But their actions during the pandemic were ultimately detrimental to their respective states and to the nation.

They acted against the public good once before, but now they're asking voters to trust them again.

[Column profiles specific Democratic Senate candidates — Troy Jackson (Maine), Haley Stevens (Michigan), Peggy Flanagan (Minnesota), Roy Cooper (North Carolina), James Talarico (Texas) — and their pandemic records.]

These Democrats now seeking Senate seats played a role in pandemic-era corruption that caused lasting economic, social, and physical harm to the country. As Fauci prepares to testify about these policies, these candidates are hoping voters forget who backed him.