Dems Who Want To Lash Out At The Others

I’m sure by now all readers have seen the account of results from a recent Rasmussen poll of likely voters:

COVID-19: Democratic Voters Support Harsh Measures Against Unvaccinated

Thursday, January 13, 2022

While many voters have become skeptical toward the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of Democrats embrace restrictive policies, including punitive measures against those who haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine.

This morning, to satisfy my curiosity as to just who these people are, I decided to take a look at the polling internals, which can be found at a link here. I found the results quite interesting, although not all that surprising. On the other hand, if you take the overall results of the poll—not focusing on specific questions too heavily—as a proxy for general openness to conservative values it appears that America leans heavily in a generally conservative direction by globalist standards. The younger generation is cause for concern, but there seems to be room for cautious optimism.

First, you need to know what the demographics of the poll were. Rasmussen tried to reflect the demographics of America in this poll (I omit age groups):

Gender

Men: 48%

Women: 52%

Race

White: 67%

Black: 13%

Hispanic: 13%

Other: 7%

Party

Republican: 33%

Democrat: 35%

Other: 32%

Right off the bat, you can see that “a majority of Dems” is, by definition, a small minority of Americans.

What I’ve done here is reproduce all the questions and, simplifying, broken down the strong supporters of punishing fellow Americans by race, followed by those who oppose punitive action against their fellow Americans, because the racial breakdowns were the starkest. The breakdowns by gender weren’t that interesting; the age breakdowns were somewhat more interesting. Some of that additional data is reflected in the comments that I’ve retained (INTERESTING CROSSTAB).

The two middle ground categories that I’ve omitted—somewhat favor/oppose—only came close to changing the overall balance in question #2, re mandates for big companies and government agencies. In that case, inclusion of the “somewhats” gives an even split—in all other categories most Americans were overwhelmingly opposed to the Covid Regime. I’ve edited the questions to reflect that only strong support/opposition is reported here:

Do you have a very favorable or very unfavorable impression of Dr. Anthony Fauci?

28% - very favorable -

29% - White

32% - Black

20% - Hispanic

20% - Other

34% - very unfavorable

37% - White

18% - Black

31% - Hispanic

43% -  Other

• INTERESTING CROSSTAB: Some of Fauci's highest approval ratings came from Democrats (75%) and Blacks (58%), and more people between the ages of 18-39 (47%) approved of him than those over 65 (44%). Only 38% of Independents had a favorable impression of Fauci.

Do you strongly favor or strongly oppose President Biden’s plan to impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on the employees of large companies and government agencies?

33% - strongly favor

31% - White

43% - Black

37% - Hispanic

17% - Other

40% - strongly oppose

44% - White

20% - Black

35% - Hispanic

54% - Other

• INTERESTING CROSSTAB: 58% of those between the ages of 18-39 strongly or somewhat support this policy, while fully half of people 40-64 strongly oppose it.

Would you strongly favor or strongly oppose a proposal for federal or state governments to fine Americans who choose not to get a COVID-19 vaccine?

21% - strongly favor

19% - White

28% - Black

23% - Hispanic

15% - Other

44% - strongly oppose

48% - White

24% - Black

38% - Hispanic

48% - Other

• INTERESTING CROSSTAB: 53% of self-identified liberals favor this policy, while 72% of conservatives oppose it. Older voters are strongly against while voters under 40 were most-likely to approve (45%).

Would you strongly favor or strongly oppose a proposal to limit the spread of the coronavirus by having federal or state governments require that citizens remain confined to their homes at all times, except for emergencies, if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine?

18% - strongly favor

17% - White

20% - Black

20% - Hispanic

18% - Other

47% - strongly oppose

52% - White

23% - Black

41% -Hispanic

55% - Other

• INTERESTING CROSSTAB: Half of all Black voters and 58% of voters who identified themselves as liberals favored this policy. Nearly half (48%) of voters under 40 favored it.

Would you strongly favor or strongly oppose a proposal to limit the spread of the coronavirus by having federal or state governments require that citizens temporarily live in designated facilities or locations if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine?

13% - strongly favor

11% - White

16% - Black

21% - Hispanic

9% - Other

58% - strongly oppose

63% - White

38% - Black

49% - Hispanic

61% - Other

• INTERESTING CROSSTAB: The breakdown of "strongly oppose" was conservatives (78%), moderates (71%), and liberals (36%).

Would you strongly favor or strongly oppose a proposal for federal or state governments to fine or imprison individuals who publicly question the efficacy of the existing COVID-19 vaccines on social media, television, radio, or in online or digital publications?

13% - strongly favor

11% - White

16% - Black

22% - Hispanic

13% - Other

53% - strongly oppose

58% - White

38% - Black

44% - Hispanic

52% - Other

• INTERESTING CROSSTAB: Younger voters between the ages of 18-40 were the most likely to support fining or imprisoning those who express doubts about the COVID vaccines (39%).

Would you strongly favor or strongly oppose a proposal for federal or state governments to require unvaccinated citizens to use a smart phone app or wearable device that tracks unvaccinated people to ensure that they are quarantined or socially distancing from others?

13% - strongly favor

12% - White

13% - Black

18% - Hispanic

11% - Other

55% - strongly oppose

60% - White

39% - Black

45% - Hispanic

61% - Other

• INTERESTING CROSSTAB: More than half of younger voters (53%) support government tracking apps. A strong majority of moderates (70%) were opposed.

Would you strongly favor or strongly oppose a proposal to temporarily remove parents’ custody of their children if parents refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine?

9% - strongly favor

6% - White

16% - Black

15% - Hispanic

13% - Other

67% - strongly oppose

72% - White

51% - Black

60% - Hispanic

59% - Other

• INTERESTING CROSSTAB: This was a very unpopular policy idea, but the largest demographics in support of government removing children from unvaccinated parents were voters between the ages of 18-39 (31%), Democrats (29%), and liberals, Blacks, and Hispanics (24%). Only 13% of white voters favored it.