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Gov. Brad Little Needs To Mandate Masks Now, Idaho Statesman Opinion Editor Says

Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 9:38 p.m.

The pandemic, which could conceivably have brought our country together, has instead contributed to our growing political divides. According to a paper by the Brookings Institute , partisan affiliation is often the strongest single predictor of behavior and attitudes about COVID-19. Political affiliation is even more powerful than local infection rates or demographic characteristics when it comes to how folks will respond to the recommendations from health experts.