How The GOP Mainstream Is Co-Opting The Anti-Vaxxer Movement
- 5 years ago
The anti-vaccine movement swells with discredited theories that blamed vaccines for autism and other ills.
And according to Politico, it has morphed and grown into a libertarian political rebellion.
Liberal enclaves from Boulder, Colo., to Marin County, Calif., have long been pockets of vaccine skepticism.
But the current measles epidemic shows it gaining power within the GOP mainstream.
It's also attracting state Republican officials who distrust government medical mandates.
In Kentucky, Gov.
And according to Politico, it has morphed and grown into a libertarian political rebellion.
Liberal enclaves from Boulder, Colo., to Marin County, Calif., have long been pockets of vaccine skepticism.
But the current measles epidemic shows it gaining power within the GOP mainstream.
It's also attracting state Republican officials who distrust government medical mandates.
In Kentucky, Gov.