Much of the Democratic Party still believes the COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency that requires restrictions on day-to-day life, from mask mandates to vaccine mandates to forced social distancing in schools. But there are a few sane Democrats who realize that the emergency as we knew it in 2020 is long past and that COVID-19 is now an endemic virus we should learn to live with.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is one such official. Asked whether he planned to reinstate certain restrictions as the omicron variant spreads, Polis said no, because that’s no longer his job.