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In reply to the discussion: Why exactly do poor and middle class Republicans hate "Obamacare"? [View all]Historic NY
(37,449 posts)31. Mostly because the poor are too dumb to know what they are missing...
and the middle class think thye don't need guberment care.
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If it still said "Romneycare" that would be fine. This is huge for our President, they
monmouth
Jun 2012
#3
The answer I get most from that question is "because my parents were Republicans". If you
Booster
Jun 2012
#29
precisely - because their sources of information tell them they should be republicans
arely staircase
Jun 2012
#45
The poor/working class Republicans listen to Rush, Hannity, Beck, O'Reilly, Savage, Fox & Friends
Zen Democrat
Jun 2012
#21
Is it easier for poor, middle-class Democrats to rationalize why they are Democrats?
kentuck
Jun 2012
#25
Obamacares is the plural of Obamacare. I think they should have hijacked the term long ago.
AnnaLee
Jun 2012
#41
#1 because it was Obama who signed it, and #2 because they believe LIES the RePuke media tells them.
RBInMaine
Jun 2012
#56
Because they are constantly fed large doses of disinformation, which keeps them ignorant of facts.
DrewFlorida
Jul 2012
#82