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Biden: Show how you can fix test-kit problem

I am a fence sitter when it comes to whom to vote for in the upcoming presidential election.

Like many Americans I am conservative and think the current administration’s strategies on China and many other issues are long overdue.

But I also believe this administrations handling of the COVID-19 crisis has been lacking in responsibility, direction and positive rhetoric.

Joe Biden needs to do something big to get my attention, sway me off the fence and adjust my voting strategy.

I am throwing him a lifeline; the rope is anchored in Delaware, his home state. Like many states, Delaware is suffering terribly with the slow release of test kits.

If Biden can solve this problem in Delaware first, then surrounding states, how could a person not vote for him? Arm twisting, back slapping or hold for ransom, I don’t care. I am tired of hearing about test kits.

Get dirty, Joe. It’s your ticket to the podium.

Fred Palmiero, Edgewood

This story was originally published May 7, 2020 at 1:24 PM with the headline "Biden: Show how you can fix test-kit problem."

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