All the News that Fits, Going Viral Dept. 0
At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch notes there is a significant difference between the percentage of Democrats vs. the percentage of Republicans who are taking the coronavirus seriously pointing out, for example, that “Democrats are twice more likely (61 percent) than Republicans (30 percent) to say they plan to stop attending large gatherings . . . .”
He suggests that it’s all about the Fox News/AM talk radio bubble and what he refers to as “the Republican war on science.” Here’s an excerpt; follow the link for the rest:
Regan may have been an extreme case, but she was also emblematic of a feedback loop between Trump and conservative media in seeking to downplay the public health threat.
