"Likely Never"

Chris Cillizza writes about "A number on Covid-19 vaccinations that will leave you shaking your head in wonder". I thought it was going to be the amazing number of vaccinations that have been administered so far: 208.5 million doses. But it's bad news instead.

"There's one way to end the Covid-19 pandemic that has gripped the country (and the world) for the last year-plus: Get vaccinated against it!

Which is why the latest numbers from a Monmouth University national poll about the vaccination -- and peoples' plans (or not) to get it -- is so, so baffling and troubling.

 

Here's the topline: More than half of people polled (51%) reported that they already had at least one shot of the vaccine. Another 14% say they plan to get one of the vaccines as soon as they can. Another 12% said they are waiting and seeing whether to get the vaccine. And finally, 1 in 5 (21%) said they will 'likely never' get the vaccine.

 

It's that last group I want to focus on -- especially because Monmouth broke out the 'nevers' by party. And here's what they found: More than 4 in 10 (43%) of self-identified Republicans said they would 'likely never' get the vaccine. That's up from 1 in 3 (36%) of Republicans who said the same in March. And the GOP number is roughly double the 22% of independents who say they never plan to get the Covid-19 vaccine and more than 8 times higher than the 5% of Democrats who say the same.

 

Take a breath. Go back and read that last paragraph. And consider what it is we are talking about here." 

Sounds like these idiots are cutting off their nose to spite their face and that there will be fewer of them to vote Republican in 2022!