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MAGAs Devastated to Learn Obamacare Is the Same as the Affordable Care Act and Are Upset They Might Lose It

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Of all the “leopards ate my face” stories we’ve reported on so far, this one is by far the saddest. But feeling bad for people who are ignorant only goes so far. It’s your duty to be informed about who and what you’re voting for.

So let me get it out of the way: I feel bad that these people are going to be negatively affected by their presidential votes for Trump. I just don’t feel bad that they were too dumb to know what they were doing.

You see, there was a whole cross-section of Trump voters who wanted Trump to win so he would get rid of Obamacare. They’re still mad that Obama was even president, let alone that there’s still a law with his name on it.

Of course, Obamacare isn’t the legal name for the law. It’s the Affordable Care Act, and many if not most of them have been enjoying the benefits of that law for more than a decade. You can’t get rid of Obamacare and keep the ACA — that’s like shutting down Chevy but thinking you can still buy yourself a Chevrolet.

During his 2024 campaign, Trump repeatedly promised to replace Obamacare — never calling it by its legal name so he can keep the name “Obama” attached to it and piss off the voters who still hate that guy — with something cheaper and “better.” He’s promised that in the past and never lifted a finger to do anything about it but repeal the law without a replacement ready.

This man explains what he’s seen on the internet so far:

It’s tricky, right? “He didn’t like Obamacare, and he was voting to get rid of it. But he said he wasn’t worried because he’s unemployed and on disability, so he has his insurance through the Affordable Care Act.”

Now, the guy in that video laughs maybe a little more than I might, but he does admit “It’s funny, but it’s not funny.” Because it’s happening to more than just the old disabled man that the dude in the video above is talking about.

Another TikTok user commented on the spate of lamenting voters that have taken over the platform, sarcastically saying “I don’t want toast, I asked for crispy bread. I don’t want to sit on a couch, I want to sit on a sofa. I don’t need my glasses, I asked for my spectacles.”

Still other users explained just WHY they have absolutely no sympathy for voters who expressly wanted to get rid of Obamacare.

Mostly, people just went with the schadenfreude of watching MAGA voters get exactly what they voted for.

Make no mistake: Ultimately, it’s Trump’s fault these people thought all of this stuff. Out of the same mouth he used to call the program Obamacare, he said this year on Truth Social that he intended to launch an “alternative” that was “better” and “less expensive” if voters elected him.

Then, during the one debate he would agree to with Kamala Harris, he was forced to admit just two months before the election that he in fact HAD no plan, but merely “concepts of a plan” that he gave no details on.

I do feel bad for these folks. And believe me, I’m angry myself: I have atrial fibrillation, portal hypertension, and chronic heart failure due to a condition I’ve had since I was very young. The ACA saved my life and the cost of the drugs I take to manage my condition would be prohibitive without it.

But I didn’t vote for Trump, now did I? I’d feel bad for these folks fully, but they voted to screw ME over, too.

Andrew Simpson
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Andrew is a dark blue speck in deep red Central Washington, writing with the conviction of 18 years at the keyboard and too much politics to even stand. When not furiously stabbing the keys on breaking news stories, he writes poetry, prose, essays, haiku, lectures, stories for grief therapy, wedding ceremonies, detailed instructions on making doughnuts from canned biscuit dough (more sugar than cinnamon — duh), and equations to determine the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow. A girlfriend, a dog, two cats, and two birds round out the equation, and in his spare time, Drewbear likes to imagine what it must be like to have spare time.

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