A new poll shows a startling partisan divide on the dangers of the coronavirus

[TomCADem]

This shows the pervasive effect of right media bubble that exists merely to run interference and push propaganda for the Trump administration.

https://www.vox.com/2020/3/15/21180506/coronavirus-poll-democrats-republicans-trump

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll has revealed sharp partisan divides between Americans over the coronavirus pandemic.

The poll found 68 percent of Democrats are worried that someone in their family could catch the virus, while just 40 percent of Republicans and 45 percent of independents share that concern.

The gulf in perception over an outwardly nonpolitical issue underscores how signals from politicians and media outlets have played a critical role in shaping how seriously Americans are taking a viral outbreak that has overwhelmed health care systems and triggered mass quarantines in several countries around the world.

Nearly 80 percent of Democrats believe the worst is yet to come, but just 40 percent of Republicans and 57 percent of independents believe that. Overall, 53 percent of all voters are concerned that someone in their immediate family might contract the coronavirus, and 60 percent believe the worst is yet to come.

[TwilightZone]

1. Not surprising. Consider where they get their information.

I have an acquaintance who is literally a brain surgeon who has been posting the "it's not bad as the flu" nonsense, only 1,000 cases, etc. He parrots right-wing nonsense all the time. And, he's a freaking brain surgeon.

He's a right-winger who supported Ben Carson before jumping on the Trump bandwagon. Fox News and Rush are his "sources".

[cyndensco]

2. This is one time I hope the libruls are wrong

and the others are correct.

Don't think it's the case tho

[C_U_L8R]

3. Let's call this divide what it is

The gap between a pack of total morons and the rest of the world.

[uriel1972]

4. or is it a pack of reasonable people vs the rest of the world full of morans...

[Lulu KC]

5. So we are all hiding in our houses

and they are out partying?
Who will be getting sick?
I don't know why they're stockpiling guns, though.

[Captain Zero]

6. They sure are making it easy to confiscate their guns

When they all die from Covids-19.

[BusyBeingBest]

7. Why the hell are "only" 68% of Dems

worried someone in their family could catch Covid-19? Shouldn't everyone be at least a little concerned--if not for themselves, then for high-risk people? That's very weird. A lot of people feel invulnerable, apparently.

[Phoenix61]

11. Some have no family. Some have family that

is in a low risk group. So they aren’t worried. They have no one to worry about. Myself for example.

[Skittles]

8. in other words, repukes will get us killed

but then, we already knew that

[KY_EnviroGuy]

9. The difference is their attitude will kill additional people and ours will not.

Lackadaisical attitudes create complacency and carelessness.......

[stillcool]

10. not startling...create the perception..

and you create the reality. Here's to Trump, the GOP, and Fox

[Igel]

12. Another shows an age divide.

If you're older, just "meh."

In some younger age groups close to 60% are convinced they're going to die. 40% chance of contracting it, 1% chance of death. 0.4% chance of a random person in that group dying. Granted, death's by virus isn't a really good thing, but overestimating the risk by 150 times is a bit much.

Even the poll in the OP was billed as (R) v (D) and sort of excluded a group.