How are poor people Republicans?

If you look at history (say, the presidential policies of the tax breaks in particular) over the last 28 years…republican presidents have given away far more to the ultra rich, than they have to the ultra poor.

As an aside, they also voted against increasing the minimum wage, which is something democrats were pushing for…

let’s try to use some facts, shall we? when discussing politics :)

To us a very specific example: George W Bush’s tax break for the ultra rich cost the government more money than the tax rebates & refunds he gave to middle & lower class. A fact.

And the funny thing is, Gore explained this in a debate on CNN before the election…watching it made me realize why the USA scores lowest of all industrialized countries in mathematics.

Well, for one, being a republican or democrat doesn’t affect your job.

Democrats are less likely to go to college or finish high school than republicans, and that is true.

And, a lot of republicans are middle class, take the military for example, they don’t make a lot of money, but most if not all are republicans.

I am a member of middle class america, even if I was hurting for cash I still wouldn’t vote democrat. I don’t believe in anything that the democrats represent- especially the two running for the nomination this year. I am a republican, always will be.

You fling a lot of mud but you don’t give any examples or reasons.

Why do you think poor people can’t be for McCain or the Republican Party?

There are many poor and lower income people who buy into the republican propaganda. The knuckledraggers stir up fears of terrorism, high taxes, and what ever hot button issues they can use. And yes, it causes people to cling to their guns and religion because they are being lied too and told they are in danger of losing them. They use patriotism to blind them from the truth. It is shameful the way they are manipulated by the rightwing, but most of them are too busy living and working hard to survive to really take notice of what is really going on. Meanwhile the real benefactors of republican policies get richer, while the poor get poorer.

you must be a liberal democrat; guess what there are poor people that are democrats you are just so arrogant that you do not even realize it.