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(09-16-2020 12:57 PM)VB Monarch Wrote:  I suppose one can draw their own conclusions as to why the top ten are primarily in the south and republican.

Or we can just cherry pick meaningless data because the meaningful data paints a completely different picture than the one we prefer.

Deaths Per 100k

Democrat run states make up 11 of the top 15, including two of the worst locations in the entire world in NY and NJ

New Jersey - D
New York - D
Massachusetts - D
Connecticut - D
Louisiana - D
Rhode Island - D
Mississippi - R
DC - D
Arizona - R
Michigan - D
Illinois - D
Maryland - R (In name only)
Delaware - D
Pennsylvania - D
Georgia - R

Lowest Unemployment Rate

Democrat run states make up 5 or the top 15 lowest unemployment rates.

Utah - R
Nebraska - R
Idaho - R
Kentucky - D
South Dakota - R
Montana - D
Iowa - R
North Dakota - R
Missouri - R
Wisconsin - D
Arkansas - R
Oklahoma - R
Wyoming - R
Kansas - D
Colorado - D
Georgia - R

So somehow those Republican states have managed to keep COVID deaths low while protecting their economies.

Lets also consider that California makes up HALF of the current US unemployment claims.