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Are the republicans are effectively killing off most of their supporters by their anti-vax, (Original Post) JohnSJ Aug 2021 OP
No. Most people who get Covid-19 survive. nt. Mariana Aug 2021 #1
Right. By far most. nt Hortensis Aug 2021 #2
How many are left with after effects? They don't have those stats JohnSJ Aug 2021 #3
Those people haven't been killed off, by definition. Mariana Aug 2021 #7
That's true but the ones who are dying are almost all unvaccinated Phoenix61 Aug 2021 #5
Black and Latinx cohorts are the least vaxxed, and they are a big part of our base Celerity Aug 2021 #6
Only a small percentage of the unvaccinated who are infected die. Mariana Aug 2021 #8
A lot may be apolitical, too nt XanaDUer2 Aug 2021 #4
Not even close onenote Aug 2021 #9
That's not the point. The desired outcome is a weakened and hurting US for the 2024 election. okaawhatever Aug 2021 #10
Not "most." GoCubsGo Aug 2021 #11

Mariana

(14,860 posts)
7. Those people haven't been killed off, by definition.
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 07:51 PM
Aug 2021

You asked:

Are the republicans are effectively killing off most of their supporters by their anti-vax, anti-mask message?

The answer is no.

Phoenix61

(17,009 posts)
5. That's true but the ones who are dying are almost all unvaccinated
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 07:48 PM
Aug 2021

We know that Dems are more likely to be vaccinated than Repubs so the op is correct. They are killing off their base. Look at Florida! DeSatan is doing everything he can to prevent masks and vaccinations. How is that not killing off his base?

Mariana

(14,860 posts)
8. Only a small percentage of the unvaccinated who are infected die.
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 07:53 PM
Aug 2021

The answer to the OP's question is no. They are not killing off most of their supporters.

onenote

(42,737 posts)
9. Not even close
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 07:58 PM
Aug 2021

5.9 million Texans voted for Trump. 1000 Texans died of Covid in July. Rounding error.

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)
10. That's not the point. The desired outcome is a weakened and hurting US for the 2024 election.
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 07:59 PM
Aug 2021

If the US economy had continued its path under Biden, the republicans wouldn’t have a chance in 2024. The only way for them to win is to eff up the country and blame it on Biden. The more effed up, the more likely Americans are to allow the Republican agenda to succeed.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
11. Not "most."
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 09:14 PM
Aug 2021

Quite a few of them, however. They're probably incapacitating a lot more of them to varying levels.

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