If The NFL Season Continues Going Smoothly, Trump Might Be In Better Shape

Pro football just concluded its first week of play with some really fine games, and no major incidents that we know of

And anything that signals turning the corner on COVID-19, or not, is plausibly going to be a deciding factor for at least some voters come Election Day. And playing pro football again is potentially a very powerful symbol. And Trump’s set himself up as the “rounding the turn” guy.

Any major calamity is going to have an iconic moment when things started getting back to normal. We always think of the first New York Mets game after 9/11.

And we have to admit, the first time since March we’ve been willing to entertain the idea that the toll COVID-19 is exacting from this nation might be ebbing a little is when we watched some of the NFL football games this weekend. Still remembering other nations haven’t had to pay such a price, so U.S. leadership, or lack thereof, is squarely responsible.

Still, it was good football. It was real football. Even in the stadiums that smartly did not allow fans, to a TV viewer, little was lost. And those that did let fans in: are they crazy? Little was different. Except maybe announcers insisting on keeping a running tally…