Are People Catching On?

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Power Line

John Hinderaker

April 1, 2020

The poll data I have seen indicate that Americans are very much behind their governments’ efforts to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 virus. But today’s Rasmussen Reports also finds widespread concern that the cure–massive shutdown of our economy–could turn out to be worse than the disease:

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of all voters are concerned that the government’s #cure for the #coronavirus threat may be worse than the problem, with 32% who are Very Concerned… https://t.co/1f6edFkvqk

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— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) April 1, 2020

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Rasmussen also finds this:

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that only 36% of Likely U.S. Voters think the United States can afford to remain largely shutdown for an indefinite period of time to limit the spread of the coronavirus. A plurality (46%) believes America can’t afford an indefinite shutdown, while 18% are not sure.

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From The Comments

David • 4 hours ago

So if this projection turns out to be right, and I think it will be high:

https://covid19.healthdata....

We’ll lose 932 people in Minnesota, or 2 hundredths of 1% of our population from the deadly coronavirus...