In a recent conversation with Kentucky’s Democratic nominee for the Senate, Amy McGrath, Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts said, “We certainly have this perception in the Northeast that all the red states are getting what was coming to them because they refused to follow these mandates, and they’re playing politics with this rather than listening to the science.”

McGrath responded in kind, saying, “The unfortunate thing, particularly with states in the South, is that as you said, Seth: This has become politicized.” She did temper her comments a bit. “No matter whether you’re red or blue, people do want to mitigate this coronavirus,” she continued.