Trump supporters wary of getting too close to Pence during upcoming visit.

[yellowcanine]

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/florida-trump-supporters-wary-of-getting-close-to-pence-during-upcoming-visit-report/

President Donald Trump’s infection with the novel coronavirus has shocked some of his supporters in Florida’s largest retirement community into taking the disease seriously.

The Daily Beast reports that the president’s infection has sent shockwaves through the Villages, a pro-Trump stronghold where Vice President Mike Pence is planning to visit this weekend.

John Calandro, who recently served as president of the Sumter County Republican Executive Committee, tells The Daily Beast that many Trump supporters in The Villages are going to be much more cautious about the vice president’s visit than they would have been just weeks ago, especially since so many White House staffers have come down with the disease.

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[exboyfil]

1. How do they feel about Trump cutting off the funding

source for their Social Security checks? Any reporter ready to ask that question?

[Mariana]

2. His elderly supporters don't believe they'll ever lose benefits.

They expect any Social Security benefit cuts will only affect younger people, which is just fine with them.

I suspect a lot of them don't even realize their benefits are coming from the SS taxes being paid by people who are working now. I think a lot of them believe their SS taxes went into an account for them, and they're getting paid out of that.

[yellowcanine]

3. I disagree. Boomers have long been skeptical of the SS "Trust Fund"

There have been a couple of "fixes" to the system during our working lives so most (of course not all) are well aware that the system is not stable without the constant input from current workers.

[Mariana]

4. Well, I hope you're right.

The majority of elderly voters cast their ballots for Trump in 2016. He could not have won without them. If they even go 50-50 between Trump and Biden this time, Trump loses.