I think what is telling is not just the numbers changing, it's also the tone and rhetoric. Just two mins ago, I saw GOV Cuomo say, live, "I believe the Federal Government did everything they could". Did he say that three months ago? No. Now, after the election, all of a sudden, the Fed gov did everything they could? I believe the Fed gov did do everything they could, but where was the credit or support pre-election? Does hindsight indicate things that could have been done differently? Sure.. it always does. But if you want to give Newsome credit for trying, you have to give the Fed gov and the Trump admin credit for what they did and tried to do. If you are going to criticize the Trump admin for not setting examples, then you have to call out and criticize Newsome and other leaders equally.
If, after inauguration, new cases are dropping, and you want to attribute it to lock downs, and people taking it more serious, then how about giving credit for the immunization progress made under the Trump admin as a contributor as well.
Mike