Welcome to Episode 238 of KK&F, featuring Jennifer Welch of I’ve Had It podcast. Jennifer provides fascinating insight into how the MAGA world engages in massive hypocrisy when they claim to support the needs of working-class Americans. She mentions a religious community member who calls healthcare a privilege and not a right. And she touches on the threats on LBGTQ people’s safety and bodily autonomy. In other words, Jennifer has seen the oppressive and cruel effects of Trump’s presidency in action, as a Democrat from a deep red state.

Our conversation turns to holding Dem electeds accountable for supporting genocide in Gaza, and when those Democrats enter an election year, how to approach a vote. Jennifer talks to us about how Democrats accepting AIPAC money and funding Israel’s grievous war crimes do not reflect the views of the people that those Democrats represent. Still, she offers voting for those Democrats as the highest priority during an election year. Jennifer shares that she’s seen the result of Trump’s regressive policies on people in her community, and that from her perspective, the most important thing is to use one’s vote to make sure that Democrats beat back the Republican MAGA wave. We discuss the multiple sides on this issue and consider how to value the importance of voting blue no matter who while America continues to fund a genocide, with the support of some Democrats.

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