Virus Deaths in Democratic versus Republican States

[rangerrebew]

 Essay
April 28, 2020
Virus Deaths in Democratic versus Republican States

When controlling for the differences in population across states, the number of deaths from coronavirus is over three times higher in states with Democratic governors than in states with Republican governors. As of Sunday, April 26, states with Republican governors have experienced 57.53 coronavirus deaths per million of population, states with Democratic governors have 179.74 deaths per million of population. Even excluding the state of New York as an extreme outlier, states with Democratic governors have 138.58 deaths per million from coronavirus, still over twice as many coronavirus deaths per million as deaths in states with Republican governors.[1]

It merits emphasis from the get-go that this relationship is obviously not directly causal. The inauguration of Kentucky’s new Democratic governor on December 10, 2019 did not triple the state’s subsequent mortality from the coronavirus relative to what it would have been had Republican incumbent Matt Bevin been reelected.

https://lawliberty.org/virus-deaths-in-democratic-versus-republican-states/

[jafo2010]

Very few surprises with this outbreak.  As in New York, rather than spending money to properly prepare for a pandemic, the current governor thought it more important to invest in solar energy and other things similar.

Gov Cuomo will need to answer for all the deaths he caused by demanding patients with the China Virus be put into nursing homes.  He sent folks to their death.  He was and remains a total idiot.

[PeteS in CA]

If apples-apples comparisons matter, probably the closest would be comparing NY, NJ, and CA to TX and FL. And even then, CA's Gov. Newsom didn't poo the screwch as badly as Goobernor Cumo.

[truth_seeker]

What fraction of national deaths, came from group living facilities? Do we know?

(regardless of partisanship)

How does testing, preserve human life?

[berdie]

Two good questions.