Who Turned My Blue State Red?

[Freddie]

1. Excellent article

Also on Huffpo.
Great insight into the politics of resentment, combined with the fact that the folks who need the safety net tend to not vote. And since these people tend to move often or not drive, repug voter ID laws are designed to make sure they can't vote.
I'm in a fairly blue state (PA) yet I hear this crap all the time--"I work hard and here's people sitting on their cans getting food stamps"--I just don't feel like arguing with them that the majority of food stamp recipients are WORKING at jobs that don't pay well enough to afford food and rent.