New Covid variant has been identified and is already spreading in 25 states

Researchers say the strain could evade protection from current Covid shots

The Independent
So, this will be extra, extra bad if we have another covid-like event in the USA. People are already divided, things are rough otherwise, and lockdowns will not work under this administration. It would be total fucking chaos
And again, the population will be affected disproportionately based on population density, which happens to correlate strongly with political leanings.
That’s not how it played out though. Rural areas had higher death rates.
Number of infected and rate of spread was higher in higher density areas.