This is one of those odd things where seemingly unrelated things may somehow be related.
The other day, one of my friends sent me a message showing Jim Rickards’ Twitter feed. The tweet states:
“This chart shows Biden states (blue) compared to Trump states (red) measured by size and percentage vaccinated. 100% of the states > 65% are Biden’s. The Democrats better hope there are no side effects ;-)”.
When you look at the chart, there is a clear trend. The states on the right side (which are politically to the left) have a higher vaccination rate than the states on the left side (which are politically to the right).
If you take the dividing line at just under 65%, all of the states with greater than 65% are states that went for Biden. The states below a 65% vaccination rate are mostly red states that went for Trump.
Many people wonder why this would be, and you will get different answers depending on which side you ask. A Democrat who has been vaccinated will likely say something to the effect that the Trump people are a bunch of uneducated rednecks who are too stupid and brainwashed to get the vaccine. A Republican may say that the Democrats are stupid and will believe whatever they are told.
If you look only at educational levels, then it is true that you will find more college-educated people in the population of the Democrats. Of course, while education can be one sign of intelligence, it isn’t the only thing. And to steal from Michael Malice, it is easier to train a smart dog.
The Trump people are less likely to get vaccinated because they are less likely to believe what they are being told by the establishment and the establishment media.
Saying that Trump is politically stupid wouldn’t seem to be something commonly said amongst anyone, even his enemies. But in this situation, Trump is being politically stupid. He is bragging about bringing about the vaccines so quickly, yet probably over half of this devoted followers have serious doubts about the COVID vaccines.
Trump is not reading the political tea leaves very well on this one.
I think it is clear by this chart that the whole COVID hysteria has largely been a political issue. I find it interesting when I hear people tell me, or others on my side, not to make this a political issue. Oh, but the people advocating lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, mask mandates, and everything else are just following the science.
The Chart and Election Fraud
When I saw this chart, something popped out at me. Amongst the red states that went for Trump, there are 5 blue states that went for Biden in 2020. Wisconsin is just barely grouped with the red states. Then you have Michigan, Arizona, and Nevada. And the farthest to the left (i.e., least vaccinated) of the Biden states is Georgia.
In almost perfect order, these are the states where there are the biggest allegations of election fraud from the 2020 presidential election. It is actually quite remarkable.
I have not been really outspoken on allegations of election fraud. I have said that I highly suspect there was widespread fraud, but I have no idea if it was enough to sway the entire election.
The one place I had my greatest suspicions was Georgia. I simply don’t think Georgia is a blue state. But the one big city there, Atlanta, is controlled by Democrats, and that is where the fraud came from. If votes had been counted honestly in Georgia, I believe Trump would have won the state, but I have no hard proof of that. It was one of those states where Trump had a clear lead on election night, and then things started to flip in the morning hours after the election.
Georgia is in the top 10 states of least vaccinated according to this chart. It is clear that people who voted for Trump are far less likely to get vaccinated, and people who voted for Biden are far more likely to get vaccinated.
Statistics don’t lie if they are being presented fairly. This chart was meant to show vaccination. It showed me something so much more that wasn’t intended. These “blue” states on the left side of the chart likely should have gone for Trump if the votes had been counted fairly.
Wisconsin is on the edge, so maybe that really did go for Biden. Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, and probably Michigan should have gone for Trump if the vaccination rates are correlated.
I am trying to think of reasons that these states could have actually gone for Biden legitimately and have low vaccination rates. I can’t think of a good reason other than fraud. I’m sure someone will let me know if I’m missing something.
Florida has a relatively high vaccination rate for being a red state. But Florida has gotten a reputation as a solid red state because DeSantis had some courage (or political wisdom) that others lacked in late summer 2020 by completely opening up Florida from COVID restrictions. But Florida only went for Trump by a few percentage points, and there is a large population of older people, so that likely explains why the vaccination rates are a bit higher there (but still less than most blue states).
While this chart was supposed to be about vaccination, that’s not what stuck out to me. After seeing it, it makes me question the whole outcome of the election more than I did before.
Blacks have lower vaccination rates; that probably explains why Georgia went for Biden but has a low vaccination rate. In general, blacks vote blue but behave like white rednecks.
That is an interesting point, and I can’t discount that. At the same time, why wouldn’t states like South Carolina and Mississippi be the same way? They are red states that have a relatively high population of black people.