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[Calthrina950]

I would say that people in Colorado are for the most part, taking this seriously at this point. I don't leave the house that much, but when I was last out on Monday, the majority of customers at my workplace-probably around 60-70%-were wearing masks (and of course, all employees were as well, thanks to the Governor's order). However, you still have that sizable minority who do not wear any protective gear whatsoever, think that the virus is overblown or don't care about it, and are still going about as they can, even though they've been hampered by the restrictions put in place (i.e. limiting people who can be inside buildings at any one time, etc.). You're never going to convince everybody.

[Calthrina950]

I live in Colorado in a relatively Democratic (but not Berniecratic) suburban area of Denver. People here are pretty well-educated and Dem leaning.
For the most part, people are taking this seriously, and masks are becoming the norm. As a teenager, I can testify that at the start, many younger people didn’t take it seriously and were still partying, but most have reluctantly decided to stay at home and not kill granny at this point.
It’s not panicked, but from what I have seen from the windows, traffic at this point is nonexistent and not a ton of people are out.

Our governor is a complete mess.
A lot of people I know are pissed that Polis decided to sell out our lives.
People are divided, but the “reopen” movement is the minority here. Maybe in Douglas County, it’s different with all the woke Libertarians. Still, I sincerely hope this is the end of Polis’s political career.

Certainly different down in El Paso County, where I live. Here, you have a sizable minority (if not a majority) of people who want the economy to reopen. But that's not completely surprising, given El Paso County's reputation as a Republican stronghold and conservative bastion. Most people around here disapprove of Polis, and thus disapprove of his response by default.

[Calthrina950]

Certainly different down in El Paso County, where I live. Here, you have a sizable minority (if not a majority) of people who want the economy to reopen. But that's not completely surprising, given El Paso County's reputation as a Republican stronghold and conservative bastion. Most people around here disapprove of Polis, and thus disapprove of his response by default.

Fellow El Paso County resident here. This assessment sounds about right. Many people’s attitude seems to be “f**k Jared Polis and the Denver liberals for telling us what to do.”

Which is greatly unfortunate. You may have seen my other posts discussing my experiences at the Home Depot I work at here in Colorado Springs. Most of the employees were not wearing masks until Polis' order was issued last week. Several of them have said that the pandemic has been overblown, want the economy to reopen, and have complained about having to wear the masks. It is something.