“After some research, I see that SHANNON COUNTY (the poorest county in Missouri) voted 75% to 25% to reject ObamaCare.”
Shannon County is a rural area in the Bible Belt. In 2000 population of Shannon County was 95% white, 0.17% African American, 1.83% Native American, .05% Asian. The demographic makeup of the county does not reflect the country at large, nor does it reflect the demographic makeup of poor urban districts on the east and west coast of the US where there are people who have lived in poverty on government subsistence for multiple generations. Likely those poor urban districts would vote overwhelmingly for Obamacare.
So you're saying the MIDWEST has a different makeup than the east and west coast? Damn. Thanks. ;-)
Likely those poor urban districts would vote overwhelmingly for Obamacare.
Except your premise is not reflected in even those areas of Missouri that DO look like the "east and west coast". Look at the link: Kansas City and St. Louis have large urban populations. And how did they vote? While Prop C did fail in those areas, it DID NOT FAIL "overwhelmingly": even about 42% of THOSE voters want to overturn B.O. healthcare.
My point, still valid, is that Democrats always say they speak for the POOR people in our nation. Well, this election showed they DO NOT speak for the poorest people in Missouri.