Partisan divide in the U.S. increases as the epidemic grows in a presidential election year.

“Partisanship is a fact of American life”, understated a Pew-Research survey in March, citing that originally majorities in both parties agreed that a range of restrictions were necessary to confront the deadly-epidemic overtaking America, but each week escalates the infections & responses to it.   Immunologist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, greatly-trusted on one side of the equation, had to beef-up security due to death threats.   Courageous doctors & nurses are fighting at great self-peril to save lives; an undeniable spirit of solidarity, compassion and ingenuity inspires others, but as pandemic continues to widen exponentially, taking evermore lives in its wake, threatening our economy with a deep-depression, president Trump ramps-up his lies, distortions, firing of government experts, assigning blame to China, attacking blue-state governors, all in a radical re-election-bid, which stokes the worst inclinations among us.  Crowds of terrorist-protesters, armed with assault-rifles threatening law-enforcement officials in several states, presents a window into our tragic, raging-tribalism.   Camps of Love vs Fear!

Trish Forsyth Voss