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GOP States on Rona's Crosshair

Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by Agent47, Jul 4, 2020.

  1. Agent47

    Agent47 Active Member
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    Seems like whether you live or die depends on your governor's political ideologies:(

    Coronavirus first spread in the United States as a mostly coastal and big-city scourge, sparing many rural areas, small towns and even small cities. Translated into U.S. political geography: The virus hit Democratic areas first.

    No more. An Associated Press analysis of coronavirus case data shows the virus has moved — and is spreading quickly — into Republican areas, a new path with broad potential political ramifications.

    States that President Donald Trump won in the 2016 election account for about 75% of the new cases, a trend that has accelerated since the end of May. Counties that voted for Trump in 2016 have seen cases and deaths rising — now seeing an impact nearly even with counties that voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton.


    The virus’s spread into red America could scramble partisan divisions over the disease. In the first phase, the virus was an undeniable reality for many Democrats, and it largely fell to Democratic governors and mayors to issue the strictest stay-at-home orders that helped slow the economy to a crawl.

    Trump’s base, meanwhile, wasn’t so directly affected. His supporters have been less likely to support preventive measures, more likely to believe dangers were exaggerated and less likely to worry about friends or family contracting the virus. Some Republican governors followed the president’s lead, taking longer to issue stay-at-home orders, making the orders less strict when they did, and then more eagerly relaxing the limits on business operations in late April and May.

    Already the latest surge is forcing some GOP governors to reverse course. It remains unclear whether it will also force GOP voters to reassess their opinion on the virus and their leaders’ handling of the crisis.

    New York’s Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo, last week pulled no punches in seeking some vindication for himself and other Democrats who battled the virus first and faced skepticism from Trump and other Republicans.

    “You played politics with this virus, and you lost,” he said on CNN, indirectly addressing Republicans who downplayed the virus. “You told the people of this state, you told the people of this country, the White House: ‘Don’t worry about it. Go about your business. This is all Democratic hyperbole.’”

    “It was never politics,” Cuomo said. “It was always science.”






    Coronavirus' spread in GOP territory, explained in 6 charts
     
  2. canadyjd

    canadyjd Well-Known Member

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    Cuomo seeks vindication? Really? Cuomo forced nursing homes to accept COVID-19 positive patients, killing thousands of elderly residents.

    The policy he put into place killed people. That is reality. That is science.

    Rewriting history is a full time job for Dems when their policies cause so much death and destruction. Never accept responsibility, always blame Repubs or America.

    peace to you
     
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