Republican Voters Have Come Around on Masks
Posted on AllSides July 31st, 2020
From The Left
ANALYSIS
After months of belittling or opposing the use of masks against the novel coronavirus, Republican politicians are coming around. Even President Donald Trump, who has scorned masks, now promotes them in scripted briefings. Instead, Trump and his proteges have drawn a new line: They’re against requiring people to wear face coverings. “I want people to have a certain freedom,” Trump argued in a Fox News interview on July 19. But one important constituency disagrees with Trump’s position: Republican voters.
Public opinion within the GOP has shifted in favor of masks....
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