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MrWowWow

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5. The Measles Outbreaks are Mostly in Red States

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 09:37 PM

Jul 12

Darwin Award for the lot of them!

The measles outbreaks in 2025 are indeed predominantly occurring in red‑leaning states. Here's a straightforward list of the red states (according to recent election trends) from the CDC’s July 8 data:

Alaska

Arkansas

Arizona

Florida

Georgia

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

North Dakota

Oklahoma

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Wyoming
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Outbreak Focus Areas

Region / State Approx. Cases Notes

West Texas 750+ Core of the outbreak, several deaths
New Mexico ~95 Linked to Texas outbreak; one adult death
Kansas ~72 Part of related SW outbreak
North Dakota ~34 Highest per-capita rate
Other states Varies Many rural red states impacted (e.g., OK, IA, MO, MT) in smaller clusters

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Schumer demands RFK Jr. declare measles emergency, saying he 'walked' US into outbreak [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 12 OP

Thank god!! Another strongly worded letter. johnnyfins Jul 12 #1

Would you have preferred a strongly worded tweet instead? W_HAMILTON Jul 12 #2

Hey they have their anti-Democrats talking points down and they're sticking to them. emulatorloo Jul 12 #4

we'd prefer some action along with the "strongly worded letter". FoxNewsSucks Jul 12 #6

And What action do you suggest? Wiz Imp Jul 12 #7

Ahhh, the usual question. FoxNewsSucks Jul 12 #9

What a ridiculous cop-out response. Wiz Imp Jul 12 #11

That's you're predictable opinion. FoxNewsSucks Jul 12 #13

Action? Did y'all forget the GOP controls Congress? Maybe we should have done more GOTV on Election Day. emulatorloo Jul 12 #8

Yes. Action. FoxNewsSucks Jul 12 #10

Most of us don't share your defeatism. You can give up if you want but the rest of us will work to win in 2026. emulatorloo Jul 13 #14

Realism is NOT defeatism. FoxNewsSucks Jul 13 #15

It would help if the news reported the numbers. Baitball Blogger Jul 12 #3

The Measles Outbreaks are Mostly in Red States MrWowWow Jul 12 #5

Anyone know why Canada has 2x the per capita rate of North Dakota? MichMan Jul 12 #12

It's probably the same anti-vax stupidity as what's going on here. Mariana Jul 13 #16