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Nonresponse bias due to instilled fear of deviating from the reigning orthodoxy excluded as usual.

The article links here[1] for details of the poll, but that seems to refer to a different one. ... Hmmm, here is the PDF for topline numbers[2]. Some interesting things in there:

>> CUR1. Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the...

>> Right direction ... 39% / Wrong direction 61%

Turning back to the AP article:

> Remote workers especially likely to favor requiring vaccines for in-person workers.

A lot of people have been caught in a vicious cycle of isolation. They are now too scared to venture out of their bubbles, so they try to come up with more conditions to delay the prospect of working in the same space with others.

Monk was supposed to be a comedy with some Columbo thrown in. The reaction to SARS-Cov2 and Covid19 have been dominated by people who seem to consider him a role model[3]. Politicians have realized harnessing people's anxiety is good for control.

[1]: https://apnorc.org/projects/support-for-mask-and-vaccine-man...

[2]: https://apnorc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Covid-schools_...

[3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YkyH2rN0tA