A Good Issue For Democrats

原文地址：A Good Issue For Democrats

Despit the large partisan gaps on many aspects of Covid, Americans give Democrats significantly higher marks for pandemic management than Republicans

When pollsters gave respondents a list of adjectives and asked which ones applied to each party, more adults described the Democratic approach as protective, decisive, practical and trustworthy. More respondents said that the words irresponsible and neglectful applied to the Republican Party.

• protective: 保护的
• decisive: 果断的
• practical：实用的
• trustworthy：值得信赖的
• irresponsible
• neglectful

I think these views are grounded in reality.

• grounded in: 基于

With effective vaccines and treatments widely available, most Americans now view Covid as a real but manageable risk.

• view sth as sth but sth: 将“什么”视为“什么”但又“什么”

But Covid could nonetheless have some relevance to the campaign, because it feeds into a larger pattern.

但Covid 仍可能与"中期竞选"有一定的相关性，因为它融入了一个更大的模式。

Covid is one more issue on which many voters, including swing voters, view today’s Republican Party as out of touch.

• out of touch on ...: 于什么脱节
• swing voters: 摇摆选民