NBC NEWS DARES TO ASK: How are the Dakotas doing so well against the coronavirus pandemic?

The author of the piece, Hot Air's Jazz Shaw, suggested that the reason is the relatively low population density of the two states. While that is certainly a factor, I suggest the real answer is that both Gov. Noem and Gov. Burgum saw the pandemic as a problem to be addressed while their blue-state counterparts in California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, etc. saw it as an opportunity to exploit.