COVID SPREADING IN BLUE STATES WITH MASK MANDATES: Issues & Insights should be mandatory reading for Joe Biden, so he’ll know things like this:

“And, of course, studies show that wearing masks – properly – can cut down on the spread, particularly from those who have the disease but don’t know it. The CDC now claims that mask-wearing can reduce the risk of contracting the disease.

“But, even if every state did adopt a statewide mandate, the impact on the spread of the disease would likely be negligible. Our analysis of the data shows that if the rate of spread in the non-mandating states were the same as the mandating states, the total number of new cases in the past week would have been reduced by just 6 percent.”

AND SINCE WE’RE TALKING ABOUT MASK MANDATES: It’s apparently OK for third graders in Mississippi to wear masks with political messages on them such as “Black Lives Matter,” but nope, can’t wear it if it says “Jesus Loves You.”