Online Public Relations Thoughts

 Michigan's Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, is in an uncomfortable public position of being caught in the middle between the White House and her citizens.  COVID is raging in her state but she isn't willing to shut it down again after earlier closures.  She is begging the White House to send her more vaccine so the state can inoculate citizens faster.  The White House and CDC have said no.  There is no favoritism in vaccine distribution and anyway, it takes two weeks and more for the medicine to take effect.  Meanwhile, Republicans in Michigan are hammering her over the whole issue.  The irony of the situation is that President Biden is/was a friend who had considered her for a running mate in the 2020 election.  It is a PR disaster for the governor and potentially one for Biden as well.  Should Biden relent and ship her more jabs, the other 49 states will demand an additional share.  Should the governor shut down again, she risks alienating her citizens at a critical time.  No one wins in this situation, and one can only hope time will rectify the situation.