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Showing Original Post only (View all)She voted for Trump. Now she fears losing the Obamacare plan that saved her life. [View all]
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-obamacare-trump-voter-20170224-story.htmlKathy Watson was anxious about her health coverage even before she woke up gasping for breath last month and drove herself to the emergency room with a flare-up in her heart condition.
After struggling for years without insurance, the 55-year-old former small-business owner who has battled diabetes, high blood pressure and two cancers credits Obamacare with saving her life.
Watson also voted for Donald Trump, believing the businessman would bring change. She dismissed his campaign pledges to scrap the Affordable Care Act as bluster.
Now, as she watches the new president push to kill the law that provided her with a critical lifeline, Watson finds herself among many Trump supporters who must reconcile their votes with worries about the future of their healthcare.
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She voted for Trump. Now she fears losing the Obamacare plan that saved her life. [View all]
Cattledog
Feb 2017
OP
That's like someone tying to pet a rattlesnake and then being surprised when they are bitten.
LonePirate
Feb 2017
#6
My guess is that she thought Trump would take care of ignorant white wingers like her.
Hoyt
Feb 2017
#11
'She dismissed his campaign pledges to scrap the Affordable Care Act as bluster'
spanone
Feb 2017
#31
"But I thought only the Muslims, Mexicans, and homersexuals were gunna be
Charles Bukowski
Feb 2017
#33
Someone posted here earlier that these trump voter's are GULLIBLE...like this Watson woman...
Tikki
Feb 2017
#35
Dumbass. Her vote has and will hurt thousands of people. It should hurt her too
NightWatcher
Feb 2017
#39