The shape of the official response to the pandemic is becoming increasingly clear. The GOP will have its way: virtually all of the states will open up completely even without a plausible mitigation plan in place in order to avoid clashes with militant right-wing protesters; and Trump and Mitch will withhold support for a new round of stimulus (this time, that’s actually a fair use of the word) unless and until the Democrats cave on some ridiculous GOP priority.
The bottom line is that by “winning,” the GOP will own the pandemic. The reluctance to provide aid to state and local governments will create a big drag on the economy and result in plenty of unnecessary misery. A large portion of the public will continue to avoid crowds; the failure to solve the public health problem will, therefore, thwart the recovery that the GOP so desperately needs in November.
Trump will, of course, blame the Chinese for this.