Western attitudes toward COVID-19
From its public health implications to its influence on our economy and way of life, the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on society may not be understood for years.
But with the tangible and immediate needs of millions of Americans captive to political gridlock in Washington, it’s important to try to understand public attitudes toward government as Democrats and Republicans struggle to balance their constituents’ needs and desires with their own philosophies for how things should run, and whether the voters back home stand with them in their decisions.
The answer to that question, argues a recent report by researchers with Yale University’s Rural West Covid Project, could be surprising.
While Republicans and Democrats remain trillions of dollars apart on a new round of federal stimulus spending, rural voters across the western United States appear to be largely in favor of increased levels of public spending to mitigate the economic impacts of the virus. According to an August version of the survey, 79% of rural Westerners want increased spending for small businesses, 64% want increased spending on health care, 66% want more relief for farmers and 55% want more spending on infrastructure.
Read more: https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/307-politics-western-attitudes-toward-covid-19/article_ceb994c9-34ef-54ee-94ca-41219f519226.html
(Casper Star Tribune)
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