Governors Grapple with Vaccine Mandates
We ran the numbers: There are 1496 news articles covering this topic. 34% (507) are left leaning, 28% (424) are center, and 38% (564) are right leaning.
Incumbent Democratic governors facing reelection next year are being forced to deal with the issue of vaccine mandates. While left-leaning articles highlight that Texas’ Republican governor told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that the state will not direct its National Guard members to comply with a Biden administration order, right-leaning articles highlight that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directed all military branches to ensure service members receive the vaccine as numbers surged over the summer.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Texas’ Republican governor told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that the state will not direct its National Guard members to comply with a Biden administration order. Texas has the largest National Guard contingent of any state.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that while the Biden administration has continued to tout the mandates for federal workers and large-scale employers, some Democratic governors appear to have distanced themselves from the initiatives. Last month, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed legislation into law that would make it easier for federal workers in the state to keep their jobs despite federal mask mandates.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directed all military branches to ensure service members receive the vaccine as numbers surged over the summer. Five state governors called on the Pentagon to rescind the vaccine mandate for National Guard members.