Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Forum challenged again Date:   3/28/2023 7:38:17 PM

You responded to Phil about my post.  Where do I start about how wrong that take is.  It definitely follows the leftist mantra that everyone fits into a box.  First of all, the GOP can hardly call the wealthy its base.  Both Democrats and Republicans have wealthy supporters.  Democrats clearly own the billionaires...at least the tech ones, CEO's and so on.  Republicans have theirs as well but hardly the same number or notoriety.  And the article itself undermines that notion with the stat about Dem districts being above the median income.  Second, I take serious exception that the "new" Republican base includes all the people on food stamps, Medicaid, etc.  Indeed Trump made inroads with the working class but very little with the working poor and almost none with the underclass.  They are still firmly planted on the Dem party plantation because they clearly understand that taking a half free loaf from the GOP is far worse than a full free loaf with Dems.  Third, that the GOP is more likely to represent districts with more elderly and lower income people is a statement without historical foundation.  Even if you accept those numbers they didn't claim it was some sort of shift rather than what it has been for some time. 

The fact is, regardless of what it says in this article,  the voters gave control of the House to the GOP based on what they said they would do and with some notable exceptions (i.e., the minority vote), people tend not to vote against their own interests.  That the GOP promised to cut gov't spending and were elected on this platform is enough to tell you this take is nonsense....or wishful thinking....likely a combination of the two.