'Starving your own constituents': Republicans' plan to gut food stamps could end House majority

[Tom of Temecula]

House Republicans' pursuit of a far-right policy goal that would disproportionately affect millions of their own constituents may end up costing them their razor-thin majority in 2024.

As part of their negotiations for the next farm bill, Republicans are insisting on instituting even stricter work requirements for the approximately 41 million recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more commonly referred to as food stamps. However, Politico reports that should they be successful in implementing those new requirements, it would result in potentially millions of people no longer receiving food assistance — particularly residents of six GOP-controlled House districts in which more than 20% of households receive SNAP benefits.

"Starving your own constituents of food assistance is not only bad morals. It’s bad politics," Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-New York), whose district has the highest percentage of SNAP households in the US, told Politico.

According to Politico, five of those six Republican districts are majority-Hispanic. Three of those districts are in Miami-Dade County, which is typically regarded as a Democratic stronghold. And of those three districts, two are represented by relatively new members of Congress. Rep. Maria Elena Salazar (R-Florida) was elected in 2022, replacing longtime Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Florida). Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Florida) was elected in 2020 after defeating Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Florida). Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Florida) represents a district reshaped following the 2020 redistricting cycle, and while reliably Republican, its demographic is predominantly urban and Hispanic.

https://www.alternet.org/starving-republicans-food-stamps/

[mucifer]

1. they will blame President Biden for it and their deplorables will believe it nt

[NBachers]

2. Calling them Fascists isn't working. Maybe calling them Royalists would work: "Deep Royalist Population Regulation"

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. King tRump. I think you've hit on a good angle to push "royalism"

... in addition to the fascism angle.

It kind of personalizes the fascism angle.

Another I like is "Hair Fuhrer", but that is a little more obscure and never gained traction.

But tRump Royale might. After all, you can bet Junior will follow in his father's footsteps in 2028, either way.

[betsuni]

4. No, Republican voters are completely deluded, won't ever blame Republicans.

Republicans can do whatever they want.

[mopinko]

5. it's fiscally stupid as well.

it will cost more than it saves. let’s here it for the ‘deep state’ expansion!

[lonely bird]

6. Hammer Republicans

With commercials showing the Republican rep for particular districts with pictures of politicians of the various corrupt politicians of the home countries of Hispanic voters. This Republican politician equals this corrupt politician from whichever country.

The Fascist rhetoric works primarily with white voters. Emotional appeals must be made with audience appropriate agitprop.

[Old Crank]

7. One would think....

That the farm lobby , house and senators would tell them to shove this idea.
Since it hurts their farmers.

[MissMillie]

8. Just one more thing to add to the list of their "bad politics" (n/t)

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