President Trump is cheering on Republican governors who lift stay-at-home orders, criticizing Democratic governors who’ve been more cautious and supporting right-wing protests against stay-at-home orders. Coronavirus politics, in other words, like climate change politics, is riven by party.
According to recent survey research, average Americans may be following their party leaders — with Democrats saying they support social distancing measures far more than Republicans do. Our analysis shows this isn’t just talk. We analyzed Google Mobility Reports, data that tracks the actual movement of people around the world. CONT.
Keena Lipsitz (CUNY) & Grigore Pop-Eleches (Princeton), Monkey Cage
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