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“Seniors are also more focused on voting priorities other than health care, such as which party controls Congress(picked by 77% of seniors vs 63% of younger voters), and in general they are more approving of President Trump (32% strong approval for...

Seniors are also more focused on voting priorities other than health care, such as which party controls Congress(picked by 77% of seniors vs 63% of younger voters), and in general they are more approving of President Trump (32% strong approval for seniors vs 23% for younger voters).

The bottom line: In midterms, it’s the bases for both parties and seniors who are most likely to vote. With Medicare mostly in hiding, the role health plays for the pivotal senior vote favors the Democrats but could be modest.

via Axios.

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Older Americans are one of the most powerful voting blocs in U.S. elections.  More than half of the electorate in the 2016 elections were over 50. Senior voters typically make up an even bigger share of Americans casting ballots in mid-term elections.

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Older Americans are one of the most powerful voting blocs in U.S. elections. More than half of the electorate in the 2016 elections were over 50. Senior voters typically make up an even bigger share of Americans casting ballots in mid-term...

Older Americans are one of the most powerful voting blocs in U.S. elections.  More than half of the electorate in the 2016 elections were over 50.  Senior voters typically make up an even bigger share of Americans casting ballots in mid-term elections.  

Some analysts believe older voters will determine who controls the House and Senate in the 116th Congress.  There are myriad reasons why older citizens come out to vote – especially in mid-terms – at higher rates than their younger counterparts, including a greater sense of voting as a civic duty and a recognition they have an important stake in every election. 

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Voters Face a Simple Choice: Expand Social Security and Medicare, or Watch GOP Eviscerate Them Both

Do older Americans want bigger Social Security checks and expanded Medicare coverage – or do they want their benefits cut?

That is the fundamental question for seniors and their families with less than two weeks until the mid-term elections. The majority party in Congress has proposed time and again to slash Social Security and Medicare benefits under the guise of ‘entitlement reform.’ Leader Mitch McConnell just attributed the swelling federal debt to retirees’ earned benefits – when the real culprit was the 2017 tax package that mainly benefited the wealthy and big corporations.

The majority party’s 2018 and 2019 budgets would have taken a $500 billion bite out of Medicare and $64 billion from Social Security. And make no mistake – conservative tropes like raising the eligibility age, imposing a more meager inflation formula, and means testing are benefit cuts.

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“The future of health care and entitlement overhauls sought by the GOP hinge on whether Republicans make gains in the Senate in November in addition to keeping the House, Ryan said. Watch the full video via Roll Call by clicking here. ” Related...

The future of health care and entitlement overhauls sought by the GOP hinge on whether Republicans make gains in the Senate in November in addition to keeping the House, Ryan said.

Watch the full video via Roll Call by clicking here.

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Speaker Ryan and Republicans have been trying to cut earned benefit programs for years.

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“Last week, President Donald Trump published an op-ed in USA Today titled “Democrats ‘Medicare for All’ plan will demolish promises to seniors,” drawing attention to the midterm battle at the convergence of health policy and a key bloc of extremely...

Last week, President Donald Trump published an op-ed in USA Today titled “Democrats ‘Medicare for All’ plan will demolish promises to seniors,” drawing attention to the midterm battle at the convergence of health policy and a key bloc of extremely motivated voters: seniors.

The president’s column may also shed light on concern among Republicans about losing their status as advocates for older Americans: an Oct. 11-14 Morning Consult/Politico survey finds Democrats hold a 19-point advantage over Republicans among the group of voters who prioritize seniors’ issues such as Medicare and Social Security.

Seniors’ issue voters, the majority of whom are over 65, retired and white, are among the most motivated voters heading into a decisive midterm election in which health care promises to be a leading issue.

via Morning Consult.

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It’s Time for Seniors to Vote In Their Own Interests Once Again.

Older Americans are one of the most powerful voting blocs in U.S. elections.  More than half of the electorate in the 2016 elections were over 50.

Unfortunately, during the first two decades of this century, many seniors have been voting against their own interests by electing candidates who pose an existential threat to the very programs that they depend on for financial and health security.

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Seniors Were Big Winners in House Elections

Voters have put champions of Social Security and Medicare back in control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in 8 years. Candidates who promised to protect and expand seniors’ earned benefits scored victories in races across the country, including many endorsed by the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.

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Voters have put champions of Social Security and Medicare back in control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in 8 years.
via Seniors are Big Winners in House Elections.
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Plainly put, millions of American seniors are feeling the pinch. They need a raise in the form of bigger Social Security checks and expanded Medicare benefits.
Max Richtman via Voters Face a Simple Choice: Expand Social Security and Medicare, or Watch GOP Eviscerate Them Both.
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In general, the older and poorer you are, the higher your premiums would be under the American Health Care Act compared with current law.

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House GOP Votes to Gut Medicaid, Weaken Medicare & Put Seniors’ healthcare at RiskThe National Committee strongly condemns the American Health Care Act (AHCA) just passed by the House, which needlessly puts the healthcare of millions of older...

House GOP Votes to Gut Medicaid, Weaken Medicare & Put Seniors’ healthcare at Risk

The National Committee strongly condemns the American Health Care Act (AHCA) just passed by the House, which needlessly puts the healthcare of millions of older Americans in jeopardy. “Despite the bill’s name, risking the health of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens to give the wealthy an $880 billion tax cut is tremendously uncaring — and does not reflect real American values…” 

More on this issue via Entitled to Know.

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