The pandemic was also a crisis of government. It made / makes it blatantly obvious that poor leadership in the wrong moment has a (potentially gigantic) cost.

The pandemic was also a crisis of government. It made / makes it blatantly obvious that poor leadership in the wrong moment has a (potentially gigantic) cost. Optimistically, I'm coming to the opposite conclusion as you: Maybe more people will understand now that you can't ignore that just because it's politics.