When President Trump decided to leave implementation and enforcement of the various Covid measures up to state governors, it was a recognition of the different conditions extant in different states. It also had the (probably) unintended consequence of enabling various Democrat governors to take actions which left them looking either foolish or downright evil.
Can anyone argue that governors Whitmer, Cuomo, or Newsom have done themselves any political good at the national level as a result? I think it unlikely. On the other hand, Republicans DeSantis, Abbott and Noem appear to have increased their stature on the national stage.
