In the last week, counties that President Trump won in 2016 are seeing new cases at almost the same rate as counties that Hillary Clinton won, though cases are increasing for both groups.pic.twitter.com/NK7bvhdlYb
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In the last week, counties that President Trump won in 2016 are seeing new cases at almost the same rate as counties that Hillary Clinton won, though cases are increasing for both groups.pic.twitter.com/NK7bvhdlYb
The distribution of deaths has leveled off as well. The initial surge occurred in Democratic counties, which then saw a sharp drop in deaths per million residents. Trump counties moved upward, stabilized and then started falling, but at a lower rate.pic.twitter.com/eaV1AndotR
States that Clinton won in 2016 accounted for considerable majorities of the earliest cases. But since then, the trend lines have taken opposite trajectories. States Trump won account for about three out of four of the newest cases.pic.twitter.com/D8LWDxSJs9
COVID-19 deaths broken down by states’ presidential vote yields similar conclusions.pic.twitter.com/4gkaZT3Sao
One clear pattern: a state’s governor seems to matter. New cases in states with Republican governors – regardless of how those states voted in 2016 – now considerably outpace those in states run by Democrats.pic.twitter.com/HwxVgqU0rW
The pattern is repeated when looking at deaths. States with Republican governors have seen an increase as an overall share of the national total. Democratic-run states, meanwhile, have dropped over time.pic.twitter.com/AWMuuW6aoR
You can read the full story on AP’s analysis of coronavirus case data in the U.S. here.http://apne.ws/8iMK8lr
International travelers. I know many republicans who have never been out of the USA. Not even Cancun.
I had a friend from Ohio who has never seen the ocean until she went to college in NYC. Not sure about her political views though.
Virus has no political leanings. It goes to the most densely populated areas first. If we had national leadership we would've expected this and had a plan
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