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Talking PointsHerman Cain, the former pizza mogul and brief frontrunner in the 2012 Republican presidential primary, . It is not known for sure where he contracted the virus, but he came down with symptoms after attending President Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa on June 20, and posted a picture online of himself there in a group of people without masks.Here’s just a few of the at tonight’s rally! Having a fantastic time!— Herman Cain (@THEHermanCain) In other news, Bill Montgomery, the 80-year-old co-founder of the conservative student group Turning Point USA, has also . It has not been reported where he might have come down with the virus, but the other founder of TPUSA, Charlie Kirk, has about the pandemic in general and masks in particular. , he stated he refuses to wear a mask, and suggested that doing so might make you sicker. The official TPUSA Twitter account mocking mask-wearing after Montgomery's death.The whole conservative movement has been trying to this pandemic from the start. The resulting collateral damage now includes several prominent figures in their own ranks. But even that might not be enough to convince them to shift direction — 66-year-old Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-Tex.) recently tested positive, but he that it might have been from wearing a mask.

Talking PointsHerman Cain, the former pizza mogul and brief frontrunner in the 2012 Republican presidential primary, . It is not known for sure where he contracted the virus, but he came down with symptoms after attending President Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa on June 20, and posted a picture online of himself there in a group of people without masks.Here’s just a few of the at tonight’s rally! Having a fantastic time!— Herman Cain (@THEHermanCain) In other news, Bill Montgomery, the 80-year-old co-founder of the conservative student group Turning Point USA, has also . It has not been...

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