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In reply to the discussion: Why exactly do poor and middle class Republicans hate "Obamacare"? [View all]monmouth
(21,078 posts)3. If it still said "Romneycare" that would be fine. This is huge for our President, they
just cannot deal with it. I'm not even sure it's about race anymore, it's because he's a Democrat. They were horrible to Clinton also. I'm going to have to find another state to live in that will accept Obamacare, Florida's governor has announced he will not allow it in Florida...sigh.
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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