Opinion | Why the GOP is choosing paranoia over saving the lives of its own voters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : The Biden administration and Democrats already highlight policy successes and the value of government programs like the Affordable Care Act.
60% : Franklin Roosevelt and administrations after his, including those of Republicans Dwight Eisenhower and even Richard Nixon, had promoted the achievements of government in expanding the social net by providing Social Security and Medicare as well as other federal actions.
34% : He also implied that certain people who received government aid -- racialized "welfare queens" -- were unworthy grifters, essentially stealing money from hard-working people (which is to say, white men).

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