Josh Marshall has been speculating on why the GQP has begun to embrace vaccination, and he may have hit on something. He digs into the numbers that most people gloss over. Only about 50% of America is vaccinated, most dumb reporters parrot. But that number is misleading, because very, very few children are vaccinated. Children also, notably, do not vote. Among voting age population, 60% of Americans are vaccinated and 69% have had at least one dose and among the elderly, it's close to 80%.
The GQP thought they could ride Freedumb to 2022 electoral success, based on the 2010 Tea Party movement, I guess. If they get associated with anti-vax positions, and we have to go back to masking...I think they realize that they will pay a price for that politically.
At least, one could hope.
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