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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: SVPete on June 01, 2023, 12:51:10 PM
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THE DAILY CHART: NEW YORK V. FLORIDA ON COVID
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/06/the-daily-chart-new-york-v-florida-on-covid.php (https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/06/the-daily-chart-new-york-v-florida-on-covid.php)
John notes immediately below Trump’s bizarre attack on DeSantis over COVID, which makes one wonder if Trump actually has learned anything from listening to the terrible policy advice of Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx. This may prove Trump’s Achille’s Heel in the Republican debates—if he shows up for them.
Here’s what the chart for COVID death rates for New York and Florida looks like:
(https://www.powerlineblog.com/ed-assets/2023/06/Florida-v.-New-York-600x401.png)
I'm not following the current Trump vs, DeSantis circus, but DU-folk likely believe NY was Covid Paradise, while FL was Covid Hell.
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THE DAILY CHART: NEW YORK V. FLORIDA ON COVID
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/06/the-daily-chart-new-york-v-florida-on-covid.php (https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/06/the-daily-chart-new-york-v-florida-on-covid.php)
I'm not following the current Trump vs, DeSantis circus, but DU-folk likely believe NY was Covid Paradise, while FL was Covid Hell.
The key variable is the "age-adjusted" rate in both states. Since Florida has more elderly people and thus more who are at risk, that variable clearly shows how well Florida did. New York and Cuomo -- the plain simple fact is, Cuomo's a murderer.