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IronLionZion

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22. So Trump voters are dying off

Reply to Grizzled Ol Granddad (Original post)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 11:27 AM

Mar 2017

Liberals tend to make healthier life choices. And blue states tend to have better health care and insurance coverage to go with our stronger economies

It seems like Trump's election was the last gasp of a dying dinosaur going extinct

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Less-educated middle-age US whites dying younger than others [View all] Grizzled Ol Granddad Mar 2017 OP

Thinning of the herd, Chicago1980 Mar 2017 #1

GAH. And what are the numbers for middle aged PoC with limited education. Bet the stats are similar. iluvtennis Mar 2017 #2

Bad for Fox News dem in texas Mar 2017 #3

Obits are filled daily here... Historic NY Mar 2017 #4

yup Skittles Mar 2017 #5

Hate cuts your lifespan ThoughtCriminal Mar 2017 #6

It's true. Increases stress hormones, raises blood pressure, increases smoking & drinking. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #19

Those numbers will increase if Ryan has his way. davsand Mar 2017 #7

Yes, but for some of us older Dems, too. hamsterjill Mar 2017 #23

The ones I know all smoke and drink. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2017 #8

They all smoke Botany Mar 2017 #9

The black "working class" that gets ignored as if they don't exist BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #10

White men with high school diplomas make as much as black women with Masters degrees Recursion Mar 2017 #17

Yup. BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #21

While repug political hacks point to the increased lifespan of the overall population to justify Mc Mike Mar 2017 #11

my father was a factory worker, he retired at 65...he was just used up dembotoz Mar 2017 #25

The repugs know that, too. They just use the increased longevity stats Mc Mike Mar 2017 #31

Smokers, druggers, haters, bad eaters, no exercise, watching Duck Dynasty and FOX. nikibatts Mar 2017 #12

Well, duh. They're also more likely to not have good health insurance. tanyev Mar 2017 #13

but thanks to Obamacare, insurance can't drop them after their 4th or 5th heart attack pstokely Mar 2017 #14

and refused to use Obamacare treestar Mar 2017 #20

Expect the numbers to rise Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #15

There is no doubt. dalton99a Mar 2017 #16

Also making poor health choices, not just limited economics. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #18

So Trump voters are dying off IronLionZion Mar 2017 #22

The phenomenon runs across all states and political affiliations ymetca Mar 2017 #29

This isn't something to be happy about FakeNoose Mar 2017 #24

My middle son failed out of three colleges, smoked too much weed, was an idiot adigal Mar 2017 #28

He ended up OK because of you FakeNoose Mar 2017 #33

POC and most women didn't have that far to fall Warpy Mar 2017 #26

Darwin's Law in action...they vote for people who want them to die, or at least don't care adigal Mar 2017 #27

_(ツ)_/ Bradical79 Mar 2017 #30

I'm sorry. F this. White men with a high school diploma Recursion Mar 2017 #32