Finally, we have evidence pointing to a causal link between Trump support and covid-19 behaviors
Studies of surveys with multiple repeat interviews have taken us beyond speculation with cross-sectional polls and geographic observations
Let’s talk covid-19 today.
Since the onset of government-mandated lockdowns and social distancing measures related to covid-19 last year, epidemiologists and social scientists alike have observed a strong relationship between partisanship and pandemic behavior. Studies of many datasets, ranging from county-level cases and voting patterns to survey data to qualitative reports have found that…
… states with Republican governors waited longer to implement lockdowns and recommend masking than states with Democratic governors. They also lifted those restrictions earlier.
… individuals who reported voting for Donald Trump in 2016/2020 or called themselves Republican were much less likely to report social distancing or that they masked up at restaurants, the office, or the grocery store. Since we had survey data for this, we could run models that told us this was true even after controlling for relevant demographic and geographic data.
… Republicans and Trump voters are also less likely than D…
