At The Hill, Joe Concha summarizes ABC’s Martha Raddatz’ reactions following a 6000 mile road trip across the country talking to voters about the upcoming election. Key findings: people she talked to were concerned about the economy, but not much worried about Covid-19. Few were wearing masks.
Other findings: Trump supporters are more enthused about voting for him than Biden supporters are for their guy. About Trump’s taxes, Raddatz quotes a supporter:
Good for Donald Trump. As long as it wasn’t illegal, I want the name of his accountant.
The focus Raddatz found on the economy is important because polls show voters believe Trump will do a better job with it than would Biden.
In my little corner of fly-over America, mask wearing is mostly something old folks do. The young and middle aged only do so if working in a store where it’s required to make us oldsters feel comfortable.
The evidence suggests both groups are reacting appropriately to their group’s risk level. Covid-19 seems to have its crosshairs set on the AARP crowd, at least when it comes to deaths.
