[T0pH4t]

I'm not even sure why you would attempt a study like this. It purely observational driven. There is no way to gauge whether the opposite parties policies would have resulted in more/less deaths. For all we know the decision made at the time (even with deaths) was the best possible outcome.

[mistrial9]

upvote and amplify this -- there are hundreds of massive factors that are not at all causative via political voting. I have heard obesity rates mentioned in other comments, and that is consistent with trends I have seen.

edit: hah- I said "obesity" and "massive factors" .. B&B score

[res0nat0r]

This study is essentially saying the same thing that Jonathan Metzls' book, Dying of Whiteness said in 2020, in that a major cause of this is red controlled states rejecting Medicaid expansion vs. blue states embracing it leads to obvious worse outcomes for those folks who lack healthcare coverage.

https://www.amazon.com/Dying-Whiteness-Politics-Resentment-H...

[wolverine876]

What factors did the study control for?