There are many stories about how Pres. Trump’s budget proposal hurts his base. What makes this brief post different is its statistical focus on West Virginia—by key numbers.
Rank of West Virginia in Support for Trump: #1 (68.7%)
White Population in West Virginia: 1,718,777 (95.0%)
Number of food stamp recipients: 369,249 (19.96%)
The graph is provided by the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank. Economists at the bank have been tracking SNAP recipients by states. West Virginia (
above) has seen an almost doubling of SNAP recipients since 2001, with an accelerated trend that seems attributable to Pres. Obama’s job-killing coal regulations.
(PS: Historians debate whether Marie Antoinette ever said, "Let them eat cake.")
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