{"id":1306923,"date":"2022-02-17T14:52:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T19:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1306923"},"modified":"2022-02-17T14:52:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T19:52:55","slug":"poll-nearly-three-quarters-of-democrats-want-indoor-mask-mandates-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-nearly-three-quarters-of-democrats-want-indoor-mask-mandates-to-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Nearly Three-Quarters of Democrats Want Indoor Mask Mandates to Stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-nearly-three-quarters-of-democrats-want-indoor-mask-mandates-to-stay%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1306923&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1213955130-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Nearly three-quarters of Democrats want mask mandates to remain in place, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Wednesday found.<\/p>\n<p>The survey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/current_events\/disease\/covid_19_democrats_still_support_mask_requirements\">asked<\/a> respondents, \u201cShould people be required to wear masks in public places to prevent the spread of COVID-19?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Less than a majority, 49 percent overall, said \u201cyes\u201d compared to 42 percent who said \u201cno\u201d and nine percent who remain unsure. However, opinions are sharply divided on party lines.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A majority of Republicans and a plurality of independents, 62 percent and 47 percent, respectively, say people should not be required to wear masks in public places. Seventy-four percent of Democrats, however, said they should. Most Democrats, 72 percent, also believe schools should require children to remain masked, compared to 31 percent of Republicans and 40 percent of independents who share that sentiment. Fifty percent of independents say schools should not force children to mask up, and 63 percent of Republicans hold that stance as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Politics dictate voters&#8217; stances on masks:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cTDKdaxqv4\">https:\/\/t.co\/cTDKdaxqv4<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MaskMandate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MaskMandate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/breakingpoll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#breakingpoll<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q4rpA4Di5j\">pic.twitter.com\/Q4rpA4Di5j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rasmussen_Poll\/status\/1494001129172000772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The survey also asked respondents, \u201cWould you be more likely to vote for a candidate who supported COVID-19 mask requirements or a candidate who opposed mask requirements? Or would it not make much difference?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A plurality, 43 percent, said they would be more likely to support a candidate who supported mask requirements, but once again, opinions are sharply divided on party lines:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Again, the party divisions are apparent, with 69% of Democrats saying they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supported COVID-19 mask requirements, but only 26% of Republicans and 33% of unaffiliated voters agree. Forty-nine percent (49%) of Republicans, 39% of unaffiliated voters and 18% of Democrats would be more likely to vote for a candidate who opposed COVID-19 mask requirements.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The survey comes as several blue state leaders announce plans to lift remaining mask restrictions in their respective states, including on schoolchildren. However, some conservatives have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/09\/tom-cotton-blasts-democrat-hypocrisy-on-masks-the-science-hasnt-changed-theres-an-election-coming\/\">pointed<\/a> out that the science has not changed, suggesting they are simply removing restrictions because they are gearing up for the midterm elections and know President Biden has lost support on his handling of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThankfully, the tide has begun to turn,\u201d Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said during a Senate speech last week. \u201cSometimes I hear the phrase, the science changed. The science hasn\u2019t changed. What\u2019s changed is that there\u2019s an election coming, and Democrats have seen the polling on this question.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow they are running scared and they want to pretend that they didn\u2019t force your kid to wear a mask for two years. You see it in states that are run entirely by Democrats \u2014 California, New Jersey, New York. The president\u2019s own Delaware,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly three-quarters of Democrats want mask mandates to remain in place, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Wednesday found. 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