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Billy Mount
Professor Fuglsang
September 21, 2021
Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate causes some concern for a majority of Independent and Republican voters. President Biden, through powers over the Labor Department, mandated that all employers with 100 or more employees must require their employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine or regular testing for the virus. The mandate also added vaccination requirements for federal employees, removing the option for regular Covid tests.
An article on The Daily Wire by Amanda Prestigiacomo obtained a survey stating: “The first polling data on President Joe Biden’s employer vaccine mandate were released Monday, and the findings bode incredibly poorly for POTUS. The polling was conducted over the weekend by the Convention of States Action and The Trafalgar Group — one of the most accurate pollsters in 2016, 2018, and 2020 elections.”
The surveyors asked 1,000 potential 2022 voters their thoughts regarding the executive order forcing businesses who employ 100 people or more to require their workers to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
The survey revealed that, of Independent voters, 68% believe that the President does not have the authority to require a vaccine mandate, 21% believes that he does, and 11% are uncertain. Concerning the Republican voters, 84% say the President does not have the authority, 11% believe he does, and 6% are uncertain. Then, out of the democratic voters surveyed, 27% believe the President does not have the authority to require a vaccine in the private sector, 55% believes he does, and 18% are uncertain.
In addition to polling constitutional authority, the sources polled the support for Governors who would challenge or oppose the mandate. 62% of Independent voters, 79% of Republican voters, and 30% of democratic voters polled support Governors opposition to the vaccine mandate. Either not in support or unsure about Governors opposing the vaacine mandate is 38% of Independents, 22% of Republicans, and 70% of Democrats.
The vaccine mandate is a part of a wider plan that is intended to help reduce Covid-19 in the U.S. The additional steps to the plan are further protecting the vaccinated through booster shots, keeping schools open, increasing testing, economic recovery, and improving care for those with Covid-19.
Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/10/politics/what-matters-biden-covid-plan/index.htmlhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/the-numbers-are-in-polling-on-vaccine-mandate-very-bad-news-for-biden