Washington Post: “Fifty percent of voters from families with an income of less than $50,000 a year cast their ballots for Trump, according to the data, compared with 48 percent for Vice President Kamala Harris. Four years ago, President Joe Biden carried those voters by 11 percentage points; Hillary Clinton won them by 12 points in 2016 and former president Barack Obama by 22 points in 2012.” “Now, low-income Americans who voted for Trump say th…

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Low Income Voters Worry Trump Will Cut Their Benefits

NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Low-income Americans who voted for Donald Trump say they are counting on him to keep their benefits intact even while his Cabinet picks and Republican lawmakers call on him to reduce federal spending, reported The Washington Post on Thursday. Read full story

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After backing Trump, low-income voters hope he doesn’t slash their benefits

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At his 2024 campaign rallies, Donald Trump repeatedly blamed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for inflation — which he promised to fix if he won the election. And that messaging proved effective: Trump, according to the Cook Political Report, won 312 electoral votes and defeated Democratic presidential nominee Harris by roughly 1.5 percent in the popular vote.One of the swing states that Trump won was Pennsylvania, where he p…

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These low-income Rust Belt voters supported Trump — and pray he won’t slash their benefits

“Please don’t cut the things that help the most vulnerable," a Pennsylvania Trump voter pleaded in interview.

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Low-income Trump voters worry he'll cut benefits they rely on

NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Low-income Americans who voted for Donald Trump say they are counting

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U.S. low-income voters fear Trump may slash benefits: report - People's Daily Online

WaPo has reported that low-income voters in this year's election voted for Trump and they have interviewed low-income voters located in New Castle, Pennsylvania who voted for Trump and they hope Trump will not cut federal benefits such as SNAP, Social Security and Medicaid. One low-income voter actually stated to WaPo that Trump "is more attuned to the needs of everyone instead of just the rich" and believes that Trump "knows it's the poor peopl…

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Few things tell us more about contemporary American politics than the Frank Luntz focus groups where people just refuse to believe what Paul Ryan’s economic politics were: 
Mosura said she has been unable to find full-time work in her field and is planning to change her party affiliation to Republican. But she also gets anxious when she hears GOP politicians talk about reducing government spending. “We helped get you in office; please take care …

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