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In reply to the discussion: Coal Country Trump Voters Scared that Obamacare will be Taken Away [View all]Bettie
(17,542 posts)who have a negative view of everything we stand for, even though, if you drill down, they believe in most of it too.
The key is reaching the larger group of people who don't vote for whatever reason.
The key is making sure every voter we register knows the rules of their state (ID, etc.).
Then, we can help them, while they kick and scream about it. We can help them and they will hate us for it.
I'm betting if you talk to any of the guys complaining about losing their coverage, they hate Obama and Democrats and even the ACA which gives them the coverage they fear losing.
They (the Reflexive Republican) hate social security...but they feel they personally are deserving, more so than those "others".
They hate medicare/medicaid, but they know that they personally are deserving of it, much more so than "others".
Same with SNAP. They are deserving, not like all those others who are not.
So, eventually, maybe we'll be able to move the pendulum back toward helping people rather than purposefully harming them and they will hate us for that too.
Meanwhile, while Ryan/McConnell rip their lives to tiny pieces, they will blame us for what their own actions have wrought.