One thing that has been a lot more absent (even before the pandemic) is talk about the opioid crisis. Republican candidates Chris Christie and John Kasich spent a lot of time talking about it during the 2016 primary. So, it’s striking that this is popping up here. I’m not sure we heard much about it at the DNC, which was more focused on COVID-19. (Obviously, the RNC hasn’t talked about COVID-19 much at all.)
