ATKINSON, NH - NOVEMBER 04:  Supporters listen to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Atkinson Country Club November 4, 2016 in Atkinson, New Hampshire. With less than a week before Election Day in the United States, Trump and his opponent, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, are campaigning in key battleground states that each must win to take the White House.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
ATKINSON, NH - NOVEMBER 04:  Supporters listen to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Atkinson Country Club November 4, 2016 in Atkinson, New Hampshire. With less than a week before Election Day in the United States, Trump and his opponent, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, are campaigning in key battleground states that each must win to take the White House.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Proving once again that "America First" never meant "Americans First," we have a new metric showing that the people who favored Donald Trump are the biggest losers of his healthcare repeal.

Basically, the people who stand to lose more than $1,000 in tax credits with the new Trumpcare scheme also favored him by seven points, writes Nate Cohn. Generally speaking, the more money you stand to lose with Trumpcare, the more likely you were to vote for Trump.

The voters hit the hardest — eligible for at least $5,000 less in tax credits under the Republican plan — supported Mr. Trump by a margin of 59 percent to 36 percent.

Chart showing the people who lose the most money through Trumpcare also favored Trump in 2016. For instance, if you stand to lose more than $7,500, you voted for Trump over Clinton 58 to 39 percent.

The plan is especially disastrous for groups who typically face the highest health care costs: older and rural Americans. That's because the tax credits offered are flat across the board instead of varying based on a person's health insurance costs.

The Republican plan offers less assistance to older and lower-income Americans, especially in rural areas, according to the Kaiser data. These groups generally backed Mr. Trump. Most of all, President Trump’s white working-class supporters often make enough money to be ineligible for Medicaid, but not enough to afford costly health insurance that might even become more expensive under the Republican plan.


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