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https://www.pewresearch.org/politics...irus-concerns/Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are about twice as likely as Republicans and Republican leaners to say that masks should be worn always (63% vs. 29%). Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to say that masks should rarely or never be worn (23% vs. 4%).
Republicans also are less likely than Democrats to say they have worn masks in stores or other businesses always or most of the time in the past month.
Trump has said people wear masks to show disapproval of him and has made fun of Biden for wearing masks. It is only Republicans on this forum that have mocked the effectiveness of masks. The messaging is playing through loud and clear. And it is helping this disease spread enough to threaten hospitals and new economic lockdowns.
I tried to explain this to Goosey, but he is so locked into the marching orders he receives via his Crystal Radio Set attached to a chain-link fence....that he is incapable of independent thought and assumes his enemies, i.e. real American Patriots, must also receive marching orders. Therefore whatever Trump says/does is seen as 100% MUSTS for his supporters. He cannot fathom the concept of people, who can sometimes, even most of the time, agree with someone but differ on some matters. And, it is "inconceivable" [Sicilian from The Princess Bride] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3sLhnDJJn0
for people to arrive at their own conclusions.
July 7
68,268 cases 3,211 deaths
1,025 in hosp 109 on vents
Tuesday - 9,286 hospitalized in TX.
Admits exceeding discharges by nearly 600 per day now. Even if that trend doesn’t increase, Texas is in big trouble 2 weeks from now. I wish that what I am seeing would give me optimism - and behaviors have improved some - I am just afraid it is too little too late.
How many total hospital beds does Texas have?
lots of data here. https://www.tmc.edu/coronavirus-upda...pitalizations/
This one is even better for beds and hospitals.
https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrI...UwOCIsImMiOjN9