Trump’s campaign stops possibly linked to Covid-19 surges in at least five places

[Shakuhachi]

As President Donald Trump jetted across the country [holding campaign rallies during the past two months, he didn’t just defy state orders and federal health guidelines. He left a trail of coronavirus outbreaks in his wake.

Trump’s campaign made stops nationwide. Then coronavirus cases surged.

 

[Annie]

Correlation does not equal causation.

 

[ProVobis]

8 million cases says otherwise.

 

[Anesti33]

Correlation does not equal causation.

This. How much contact tracing was done to definitively link the rallies to the outbreaks? Hmm…

 

[CradleRC58]

Covid-19 is going to surge everywhere. Trump or no Trump.

 

[F_Marturana]

Since there are spiking cases all over the country, it’s probably prudent to not have large rallies in closed spaces without masks.

 

[puer.dei]

Since there are spiking cases all over the country, it’s probably prudent to not have large rallies in closed spaces without masks.

That would require caring more about the lives of your supporters than about having photos of big crowds.

 

[RhodesianSon]

What a load of malarkey

 

[Shakuhachi]

Common sense is uncommon.

 

[vz71]

8 million cases says otherwise.

Sounds pretty bad.

Of course, 100% of people that have been exposed to dihydrogen monoxide die.
Perhaps we should ban it as well.

 

[RhodesianSon]

You think that’s bad, you should check out the stats around dihydrogen monoxide.

 

[vz71]

Missed that.
Corrected it .
Thanks.

 

[Horton]

That would require caring more about the lives of your supporters than about having photos of big crowds

Cases in my state are surging, cases in the states around me are surging and President Trump hasn’t been here. I guess our cases aren’t Trump’s fault. Must be just the science of the virus, people get sick due to the virus being contagious.

 

[Shakuhachi]

And yet science tells us there are precautions we can take to help mitigate the spread;
Precautions some chose to ignore.

 

[vz71]

Cases in my state are surging, cases in the states around me are surging and President Trump hasn’t been here.

Ah

But was he near your state?
Perhaps flew by?
Or maybe it’s because he was in the same country.

 

[vz71]

And yet science tells us there are precautions we can take to help mitigate the spread;

Statistics show that the majority that get sick are, in fact, taking these precautions.

 

[LeafByNiggle]

Correlation does not equal causation.

Correlation does not prove causation, but it is strongly suggestive of it - especially in the absence of alternative explanations for the correlation.

Covid-19 is going to surge everywhere. Trump or no Trump.

Perhaps, but the magnitude of those surges is not inevitable, but is subject to our behavior.

Statistics show that the majority that get sick are, in fact, taking these precautions.

This misuse of statistics to imply that precautions do not help is just that - a misuse of statistics.

 

[Shakuhachi]

How much more so those who are not?

 

[vz71]

How much more so those who are not?

From what I have read, the percentage is above 80% that test positive and also claim to be taking the precautions.

 

[vz71]

This misuse of statistics to imply that precautions do not help is just that - a misuse of statistics.

It is simply a statement of fact.
You are free to misuse it however you like.