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Republicans have found a new target for their performative outrage: Big Bird. The beloved feathered muppet from “Sesame Street” found himself at the center of the GOP’s latest culture war when he declared on Twitter he had received the COVID-19 vaccine. Even though Big Bird has endorsed child vaccinations going all the way back to the 1970s, Republicans like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz made ridiculous accusations that Sesame Street was trying to “brainwash” kids with COVID propaganda.
It was simply the latest example of modern-day GOP politics: Find a hot-button issue, take the side opposite the Democrats and fire up the base. It’s a laughably predictable playbook.
