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Claustrum

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6. And that's the thing I don't understand. COVID isn't political.

Reply to handmade34 (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 12, 2020, 08:41 PM

Sep 2020

And leading people through a crisis will get them re-elected (look at Bush and Ghoulianni) and get their approval way up for re-election. Same thing is happening across the world. If you handle COVID right, your approval rating goes up.

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States ranked by COVID-19 test positivity rates: Sept. 12 [View all] TomCADem Sep 2020 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Sep 2020 #1

And shouldn't it be more problematic if smaller population has a higher rate? Claustrum Sep 2020 #2

True, But If A State With Population of 800K... TomCADem Sep 2020 #5

Ranked at very bottom 46th lowest rate...guess who?..very high population..New York State... Stuart G Sep 2020 #3

NY has the 2nd highest death rate after NJ. former9thward Sep 2020 #9

The vast majority of NY and NJ's deaths happened in March and April Yavin4 Sep 2020 #10

Those people are still dead. former9thward Sep 2020 #11

Yes, but the entire world was hit at the same time Yavin4 Sep 2020 #12

Yes ... it's a shame that trump did not include Cuomo in the briefings in January UpInArms Sep 2020 #13

we are lucky here in Vermont handmade34 Sep 2020 #4

And that's the thing I don't understand. COVID isn't political. Claustrum Sep 2020 #6

Covid isn't political handmade34 Sep 2020 #7

I live in Lawrence, Kansas. KU is having in-person classes because the administration wants to tblue37 Sep 2020 #8