and kim atkins stohr, senior opinion writer for "the boston globe." you where americans are on a vaccine mandate. you want to talk about being divided down the middle, we're divided down the middle. we asked should employers require vaccines for in-person work. here is the political divide. looks very familiar. it looks like the presidential approval rating the way it splits there. hallie jackson, this is as much a political decision by the biden white house as a scientific one? >> they think it's a winner. there's obviously a public health perspective. but one official said they believe the politics are on their side. it was interesting to hear governor hutchinson talk to you about the business aspect. "the washington post" carrying a piece with a top business leader from houston, more blue, this is giving businesses some cover. we haven't had the phone ringing off the hook. the white house took notice of that, right? they think this is giving the ability to give some private businesses a little cover and say, well, our hands are tied, osha is making

are nbc news senior washington correspondent hallie jackson, syndicated columnist george will, kim atkins stohr from the boston loan and presidential historian, doris kearns goodwin. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. this past week we have been marking the 20th anniversary of september 11th after nearly 3,000 americans were killed during the terror attacks, the country pulled together as one. for a while at least the spirit of september 12th helped the country divided over the 2000 election unite against a common enemy. not so now in the fight against our current enemy, covid-19, where the red/blue conservative/liberal dividing line separates the vaccinated from the unvaccinated. two days ago we woke up to the news that 3,160 americans had died of covid over a 24-hour period. almost all unvaccinated, a higher death toll than those 9/11 terror attacks. president biden threw away the carrots and brought out the sticks. he's no longer

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