Its 2027488000. Mountain and pacific time zones, 2027488001. And if youre a medical professional with your own perspective on this, 2027488002. You can also text us at 2027488003. Post on our twitter feed, cspanwj. You can also post on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Several polls have been taken over the last few days on the topic of social distancing. This one was about americans oversandall their attitudes towards the process, saying about threequarters, 70 of americans say they are more concerned with moving too quickly than slowly when it comes to this process. Republicans are much more likely to say they are more concerned about moving to slowly moving too slowly to stayathome orders. It was evenly split, 74 to 53 , about those more concerned about moving too quickly in that process. When it comes to individual states, new jersey releasing a poll from Monmouth University found one of the residents of new jersey overwhelmingly support social distancing and some other measures taken top prevent the spread of coronavirus. The poll also finding support for its governor, saying at least 90 of people agreed with social distancing, wearing face masks in public, and keeping bars and restaurants closed for now. Another one of those states being looked at, florida, 72 of those polled there from quinnipiac poll saying that those social distancing guidelines are continuing to next month. 72 of florida saying that 22 of people surveyed disagreed. And approve the ending of social distancing. Thats some of the polling taking place not only nationwide and statewide. It was the White House Coronavirus task force coordinator, dr. Deborah birx, on sunday shows yesterday, on abc, was asked about previous statements by the Vice President about whether the virus will be behind us by memorial day. She talked about that, also talked about what she thought would happen when it comes to social distancing. If you look at those outbreaks over time, and you look at places like louisiana, if you look at houston, if you look at detroit, and you look at how they reached their peak and come down and what those cases look like as they come down, it gives us great hope when you project out boston and chicago, and certainly the new york metro, which were all very focused o. They still have 45 or so percent of the cases in the United States, and a majority, about 40 to 50 of the mortality. We continue to watch this very closely, but thats where the projections take us, and its very much based on detroit, louisiana, and other groups. And then looking at seattle that never really reached a peak. It has never really had a large outbreak, and trying to understand what we can do as a people to en sure social distancing will be with us through the summer to really ensure we protect one another as we move through these phases. Host so you can give us your perspective on social distancing, if you have those orders within your state. If you practice them, if you dont, at 2027488000 for the eastern and central time zones. 2027488001 in the mountain and pacific time zones. If youre a medical professional, 2027488002. From our facebook page, a post this morning saying that there are days when i get restless, but deep cleaning the house has been helping in terms of killing time. Maybe you have other offers there as well in how to deal with these situations. Well start with dan this morning. Dan from michigan, in detroit. Dan, good morning, go ahead. Caller good morning. Yeah, so im a political operative, and i had spent so much time shaking hands and working during the primary season, but now i havent left my house in about a month, and so its totally changed the game as far as digital organizing, communicating over the phone, and social media. I mean, it is completely changing what politicians do. In my case, im working for a new party called the alliance party, and we Just Launched a president ial bid the other day, and everything is done online. So i think its going to be a very, very interesting election, and i think its going hurt trump, because he likes those big rallies, and its going to help joe biden because he just doesnt generate a lot of excitement. Host in terms of what youre doing, what are the advantages and disadvantages of doing political work online . Caller the advantage is, in my case, i live in detroit, but im working on a campaign in texas. Usually i would never be able to do that, but nowadays its like, it doesnt matter whether newer tokyo or youre in moscow well, moscow is not a good example or italy, you can work on a campaign anywhere, you know, just because if you have a phone and a laptop, you can do just as much as anyone. Thats an advantage. But this advantage is theres Nothing Better than getting out there and shaking hands and talking to people. Thats what i love about politics. Host you reference the 2020 election. Do you think that in looking forward to that, do you think things like conventions will still take place . Do you think if they dont take place it changes the shape of the political scene . What do you think . Caller tom perez of the d. N. C. Said he plans to, and i dont see them taking place in person. Again, our alliance party, we had our convention yesterday online, totally digital. So i think thats going to be the new reality. Its going to be a giant zoom meeting. Host the world of politics is how dan started it off when it comes to dealing with social distancing issues. Well go to stephanie in new york. Good morning. Caller good morning. Host youre on. Caller yes, thank you. My social distancing, i was diagnosed with cancer and lupus about six years ago. So before this even came out, i wore my mask when i went out. And i live in new york city. So we are in the deep heart of this pandemic, and as an africanamerican woman, when it comes to pandemics, and it was always known to us, even from years when it comes to these diseases, minorities are forgotten. So they want us to die, this president , because its less numbers for him for the campaign. So he doesnt care about us. He doesnt care about the minorities. Just want us to die because africanamericans, hispanics, and asians are dying rapidly from this disease. Host let me start with that then. How do you draw that directly to the actions of the president . How do you make those connections . Caller oh, i connect it because he dont want to do nothing test. When he said to work for the people, but this president is all about him and his needs, and his needs always. So he doesnt care about the people, only donald trump. Host ok, so exactly then your governor, andrew cuomo, what do you think about his performance . Caller oh, hes doing a fantastic job. Host specifically how is he catering to the needs of the community you spoke about then . Caller well, hes doing the best he can. Hes doing more than what trump is doing, believe me. Host ok, california, well go to ty. Hello there. Good morning. Caller good morning, pedro, and thank you for cspan. Thank you for what everyones doing. Social distancing is good, but it seems to be very hard. But to my surprise, to my surprise, people are really doing it. I mean, theres decals on the floor at supermarkets. Theres places designated to go so people arent milling around, deciding its six feet or not. I mean, i think its pretty well done. Host and generally, do you think people are ok with following the rules, following the protocols that are set up, whether they go from place to lace and theyre out and about theyre out and about . Caller thats what im saying. Im titlely surprised. I went out, and people are totally following the rules. No one is arguing, no one is bickering. Everyone is following the rules. And it seems beautiful. Host when you go out, how do you protect yourself when you go out . Caller well, i wear a mask, pedro, and Hand Sanitizer, and theres free masks, sanitizer, you know, all the businesses are really doing their job to help. Host ok, the Washington Post this morning profiled the state of wisconsin when it comes to stayathome orders and social distancing that usually comes with that. A protest picture is what they showed to start with. The reaction to the governor there. Like other protests here in other states in recent days, attendees defy the advice of Healthcare Professionals who have urged social distancing. They stood shoulder to shoulder, many without masks or face coverings that some say could prevent the spread n. Wisconsin, 5,911 cases have been diagnosed as of sunday afternoon, including 331 cases saturday, the largest daily increase in the state so far, in part of the accident banded testing. So far, 272 people in wisconsin have died. State and local officials here insist the numbers would be worse if not for strict stayathome orders, and they have warned in recent days that if residents dont remain difficult cant about social distancing, cases could spike. Carmen is next in nebraska, lincoln. Good morning. Caller hi. Thank you. Yes, i need to get out and get fresh air, but i noticed that its kind of disturbing here in nebraska that some businesses are sneaking open, like the Convenience Store when you need gas and stuff. I go in there, and people are reaching in and getting doughnuts. They had closed down all the doughnuts for the Convenience Store. Now theyre back. A lot of people are not wearing masks. Theres not Hand Sanitizer. You got to go into the bathroom, get soapy towels and, you know, i open the doors with towels and everything. I just think thats not right. People are reaching back to get a doughnut and getting germs everywhere. I got to go back to work with hazard pay. I dont really like the fact that our governor is just like allowing it to happen. Host so are you staying at home from work because of orders from the governor there . Caller no, i got laid off two obs where they congregate, but im going back to a house for the mentally ill. Theres 10, two staff, and we got to keep them apart, which will be kind of a challenge. And i know how to take care of myself, and hopefully my clients will cooperate. You know, theyre allowed to go out for four hours. I dont want them to get sick because when the air conditioner comes on, its going to be going through the house. Host ok. Thats carmen in nebraska. Albert off of facebook this morning adding its easy to stay at home and watch movies and tv staying on lockdown, staying alive. You dont have to twist my arm when it comes to staying alive. I dont like lungs artificially breathing for me. Ill just stay at home. Again, some people sharing their experiences with social distancing. You can do the online, on facebook. If you want to post on our twitter feed, thats available to you too, cspanwj. If you want to text this morning, 2027488003. All we ask is that you include your name, city and state when you do that for us. Well hear from paul next in connecticut. Paul, go ahead, youre on. Caller yes, i think people are doing a pretty good job with social distancing. The problem i have is our governor didnt do anything for nurses working in convalescent homes until a few days ago. They didnt even get p. P. E. They got no financial help or nything in this state. Host scott is from adrian, michigan. Caller thank you. I also thank you for letting the People Voices be heard. Sometimes every once in a while a good idea will get out there, and when you hear it, you think, why didnt we think of that . I actually watched a Youtube Video last night that lined up with what i kind of thought all along, and in these times, kind of seems like a crazy idea, but i really believe that 20 years from now, that were going to see social distancing as an impediment to solving this problem rather than the solution to it, because the idea of trying to quarantine everybody, not quarantining throughout history in these situations, theyve always quarantined the people that have the disease and not the people that didnt have the disease. And in this case its impossible to quarantine millions and millions of people without massive negative effect, which is what were seeing right now. If we concentrated on the people that actually have the disease and the ones that we know have the disease and the ones that are susceptible to dying from it are the primary ones that need to be taking action to keep from getting it so they dont die from it. Realistically, most Healthy People under the age of 60 or 70, i mean, its kind of blown out of proportion because you can hear stories about that, but the statistics dont bear out that youre really in that much risk. When we undo this social distancing, youre going to get probably, in the next year, youre going to get pay more people from trying around again than what youre going to get from coronavirus. Host what do you think about governor whitmers approach there in approach . Caller its exactly what youd expect from a communist, you know . Its right in line exactly with what youd expect from somebody who wants to drastically change this country to take away everybodys Civil Liberties and give them no choice in the matter because theyre too stupid to figure out what to do. Thats exactly what i would expect. Host shirley is next in myrtle beach, South Carolina. Caller hi, good morning. Host good morning. Caller im surprised i got through. I cant believe it. So my handling of social distancing is im recently im a recently retired nurse, just three, four months retired, living alone. Host ok. Caller ok, good morning. Host youre on. Go ahead. We can hear you. Caller thank you. My name is shirley, living in myrtle beach. Im a recently retired nurse from atlanta. I moved here just a few months ago. Of course, we are now in this pandemic. And in terms of social distancing, being retired makes it easy. I dont have to worry myself with other family members and not much activity that ive gotten involved in, because i havent been here long enough. Theres my neighbors, community, everybody is so respectful and so willing to do everything they can, not only to protect themselves but also to protect others. And its very appreciated. Sometimes the neighbors gather in the backyard keeping social distancing just to chitchat and kind of wave at each other. One of our nice neighbors made masks and stuck them on everybodys door. And so were kind of handling it. For me, i find myself feeling really insecure because i just retired, just moved, and i was feeling all kind of fearful that whats going to happen to me, whats going to happen to my 401. And then i thought people are dying and look at where my thinking is. So i took this opportunity to do sort of a meditation and fasting and prayer so that i can kind of get in touch with theres got to be a better me in there somewhere. Host do you still associate with those in the medical community, and if so, are they telling you about their experiences dealing with this . Caller yes, they are, and its tough. I miss them. I dont wish that i was there with them, but i know what its like there. Its difficult normally, so i can just imagine now. Host this is don from south bend, texting us saying we wear masks when we go out, my daughter is a nurse on the front lines with a son. We have to be over cautious for our safety. I also wear a mask at work. Im surprise when had we go to stores and see people without a mask. Maybe they know something we dont. Next up is isaac. Isaac in baltimore, maryland, hi. Caller hi, good morning. Thank you for taking my call. I just want to say that one thing, i wonder if we could all just try to start physical distancing versus social distancing, because thats what ive been doing. Im still being social with people, having conversations, facetime and things of that nature. But were being physically apart. People just have a little bit of a misnoam when her it comes to social distancing. But i want to say that i wanted to commend our governor, larry hogan, im a democrat. Hes a republican. I didnt vote for him. But the way he has managed and handled this situation for the last six, senchings eight weeks has been commendable. And i appreciate him for what hes done, what his staff has done, and keeping our community safe. Host what is it about specifically that you approve of most . Caller its a comparison to the National Comments on this pandemic. He has been straight forward. He has been factual. And he has been quick to respond to incorrect information. You know, for example, when the confusion came out last week about the whole inspection thing, the very next day his staff was on it. People were calling in, you know, actually thinking about disinfectant as a type of cure. You know, the maryland staff out here were like, no, you cant do this, were not going to do this. And then even last week he gave us a clear, concise plan on how he plans to reopen maryland in certain areas. I like it. In times of pandemic, people that are calm, people that are very precise about their word choices can either cause panic or they can alleviate stress. And one thing that ive seen our governor do the last six, seven weeks is do his best job to alleviate as much stress as possible, be as proactive as possible, not being able to get the equipment he needs from the federal government, going to other countries, south korea, for example, to make sure that we have enough medical equipment to protect our citizens. So i think that the bottom line is for me, for governor hogan, hes been protifment hes been factual in his statements. Hes just been very pointblank like this is the way it is. Were not in a place to open up, and hes being honest about that. That i respect. Host thats isaac in baltimore, maryland. Colorado, denver post this morning, one of those states loosening restrictions as of this morning. The denver post says colorado shops outside of metro denver can reopen for curbside pickup. Real Estate Agents can show homes. Surgeries can resume monday after the governor ordered a shift from stay at home to safer at home, also adding coloradans should stay home as much as possible and wear face masks. When it comes to loosenings, the governor was on cnn yesterday talking with one of the hosts, talking about the issues connected to that. Well show you that in just a little, but thats colorados experience. Maybe your experience is different in the state and community that you live in when it comes to social distancing. You can call us and let us know. 2027488000 if you live in the eastern and central time zones. Its 2027488001 if you live in the mountain and pacific time zones. If you are a medical professional, give us your thoughts there, too, at 2027488002. Wayne is next, South Carolina. Hi there. Caller hey, how you doing . Host fine, thanks. Go ahead. Youre on. Caller yea