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(09-27-2020 07:46 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(09-27-2020 07:28 PM)Gilesfan Wrote:  

(09-27-2020 08:25 AM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(07-27-2020 01:43 PM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(07-27-2020 01:22 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  Deaths per 100K:

NY- 168 (Rank 1)
NJ- 177 (Rank 2)
FL - 26 (Rank 24)
CA - 21 ( Rank 28)

Do you really think there are more cases in FL than NY. Do you completely discount the monumental increase in testing between the start of the NY wave and the FL wave?

Further EACH of the top 10 states for deaths per 100k is a Dem run state, which translates to lockdown state for the purpose of this discussion.

Care to revisit in December? The difference is NY is over the hump and TX and FL are still on the upward side.

Not quite December, but here’s our update:

NJ (1st) - 181
NY (2) - 170
FL (12) - 65
TX (18) - 53.5
CA (26) - 39
VA (27) - 36.7

9 of the top 10 from states with Dem Governors (Mississippi is 7th).

https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicato...desc%22%7D

Why do you think that is? What about democrats caused more deaths? What factors played into to explain why?

I’m not sure if you’re asking me, as I only included that note because it was in the original discussion.

But, to be honest, I have no idea why the states at the top of the death toll were run by Dems. And frankly, I don’t think it was a causation thing.

However, one thing to which I would point is that many of the states run by Dems had the strictest lockdown rules and still ended up with the highest death rates. I’d argue that the virus is gonna virus, and this data point lends credence to the fact that the lockdown measures don’t work nearly as well as we’re led to believe.

They generally have higher population density and most have a heavy reliance on mass transit and elevators. Many in the NE corridor forced nursing homes to take COVID cases. Most on the list were hit early when we knew less about the virus and treatment had not evolved. There is a combination of factors. Politics have little to do with it. As you said the virus is going to virus.


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