Letters to the Editor
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One example of GOP voter...
I've talk to a union worker that is a staunch Republican. Please note that the union is not tied to any Federal Government jobs, so there is no worry about loosing a job if one were to vote for the Democrats (unions tied to Federal Government jobs are more likely to vote for Republicans due to pressure from the top that the jobs might disappear under Democratic rule).
This person will never vote Democrat. Even though Republicans are union busters and that several Republican officials have been shown to be extremely corrupt, he can't vote for anyone that advocates gay rights, abortion, etc. He does not care to get screwed by the Republicans on other issues as long as the offer to defend "Christian" values. Even after pointing out that a lot of Republicans don't care about these values, they talk the talk but do not walk the walk, he still could not vote for a Democrat that stands behind gay rights, abortion, free checks to the poor (his view - he grew up poor and made it without help and so should others), etc.
Now what? It looks like there is a base that rather gets screwed over by a Republican the vote for a Democrat. So Republicans do have an ear w/their messages. This might be the core of "poor" people that they are talking to (even though their "base" are the rich).