Richard Burr Just Made Himself an Easy Villain in the Coronavirus Crisis

The senator allegedly put his portfolio over his constituents. If you’re looking for someone to blame right now, he’s your guy.

Ben Jacobs
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6 min readMar 20, 2020

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Sen. Richard Burr. Photo: Tom Williams/Getty Images

TThe first political casualty of the coronavirus could be U.S. Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina. New polling from progressive…

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Ben Jacobs
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Ben Jacobs is a politics reporter based in Washington. Follow him on Twitter at @bencjacobs.