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Coronavirus could be the most important issue of the 2020 election

BY: JAMES PINDELL AND VICTORIA MCGRANE

For now, it’s unclear how the coronavirus scare will play out on the battlefield of politics. But Democratic strategist Christy Setzer said the issue could break through a lot of the political noise of the Trump era.

“Voters may not care how many days Donald Trump spends at Mar-a-Lago, whether he’s besties with Vladimir Putin,” Setzer said. “But every soccer mom in America just ran out and got the flu shot for her kids, and they’ll be watching very closely.”