Thank you so much!! Now that you’ve found the PDF, I’ll also include the article that links to it, since it’s helpful to have more information about its provenance when linking it to someone:

https://punchbowl.news/archive/punchbowl-news-am-2-25-22/

Here’s a memo that has been making the rounds among House and Senate Democratic campaigns and consultants for the last week or so. And the reason this memo caught our eye is that it’s from Impact Research, a well-known Democratic firm that also happens to be where President Joe Biden’s pollster works.

John Anzalone is the founder of Impact Research, as well as being pollster for Biden’s victorious 2020 presidential campaign. We’ll note right now that the memo isn’t his, and it’s not the White House’s position.

But Molly Murphy and Bryan Stryker, who wrote the Feb. 15 memo — we’ve been sitting on it for a few days because of the Ukraine crisis, sorry — certainly have tapped into the mood of Democratic campaign pros, who see disaster in November unless the party figures out a better message on Covid.

Here’s the opening paragraph of their memo:

“After two years that necessitated lockdowns, travel bans, school closures, mask mandates, and nearly a million deaths, nearly every American finally has the tools to protect themselves from this virus. It’s time for Democrats to take credit for ending the COVID crisis phase of the COVID war, point to important victories like vaccine distribution and providing economic stability to Americans, and fully enter the rebuilding phase that comes after any war.”

And here are the bullet points:

· “Declare the crisis phase of COVID over and push for feeling and acting more normal.”

· “Recognize that people are ‘worn out’ and feeling real harm from the years-long restrictions and take their side.”

· “Acknowledge COVID still exists and likely will for a long time.”

· “Don’t set ‘COVID zero’ as the victory condition.”

· “Stop talking about restrictions and the unknown future ahead.”

Biden administration sources have told us they plan to talk about turning a corner on Covid during the State of the Union, so clearly they share some of these thoughts.

This debate in Democratic campaign circles comes as blue state governors are relaxing Covid restrictions. The CDC is preparing to ease indoor mask guidelines today, according to the AP.—

And even though it’s not what I asked for, the article about the governors in particular putting pressure on the Biden admin is still useful context, especially since it’s got a quote from a partner from the same polling firm.

(also @solrize@lemmy.ml—the letter has been found, but thank you for your offer!)