Meckler on vaccine mandates: 'Americans have never taken kindly to being told what to do'

A recent Trafalgar Group research report found that the common belief among the majority of Americans opposes the idea of mandated COVID-19 vaccines. 

As the country struggles to meet its vaccination rate goal, Harris County faces a similar, but local battle with 51.4% of residents reported to have one dose of a COVID vaccine, and 2,072,992, or 44.1% being fully vaccinated. 

“These numbers reveal that hundreds of millions of social media messages, a constant stream of propaganda from the press, paid TV and radio ad campaigns coast-to-coast, daily hammering from Biden administration officials, and cajoling from influencers and celebrities on every possible communication platform are having one profound effect on the public. It’s all backfiring,” said Mark Meckler, president of Convention of States Action (COSA).

The study, conducted in partnership with the Convention of States Action, gathered thoughts from 1,077 general election voters. An overwhelming 71.4% of respondents said they believe the vaccine should be a personal choice, opposing the 21.8% who support vaccine mandates to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

“Americans have never taken kindly to being told what to do, and they are not going to start now,” Meckler said. ”After being told ‘my body, my choice’ for nearly five decades by the same crowd now hypocritically pushing mandates, is it any wonder the public isn’t on board?”

The Convention of States Action has garnered over 5 million supporters nationwide. The agency's primary focus is to propose new amendments to the U.S. Constitution to limit the power of the federal government.

The polling and market research firm is considered the "most accurate pollster of the cycle among those firms that polled multiple Senate and governor races” in 2021. Though the results varied by party affiliation, the larger portion of each group served as opposers, with Republicans reporting 87.3%, Democrats followed with 58.7% and 67.2% of Independents agreeing.