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Wow - fascinating. In the generally totally munted US political scene, this info drops: https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=F-bpASAVEPU - US voting districts which favoured Republicans (i.e. Trumpists) last election, the rates of vaccination are substantially lower (like 40% lower). Their COVID contraction and *death* rates are also *much* higher. In tightly contested races, the Republicans have lost the natural selection race, and will likely lose the election race. Too bad, but just desserts.
@lightweight I agree with the sentiment, but COVID-19 isn't deadly enough to make a significant dent. Even adding in hospitalizations without death, that might make some reconsider support of the USA's costly healthcare system, you still don't even get to 10%.
@lightweight you have to factor in electoral college.
@lwriemen true - but they don't apply for local races, e.g. at the state level, do they?
@lightweight No, but in the Trump leaning states (which was part of the original assumption), gerrymandering has probably rendered most state level races to be favored Republican by many tens of points.
@lwriemen seems to me lits of tight races are decided by fractions of a %, no?