MAGA folk and freedom

 Polls indicate that Trump has wide support among his voters, some 40% of the vote. He had that support at least three years as president. Why? He didn't do much for MAGA people, or anyone rgular. Only for the rich. And Putin.

Well, the answer is freedom. Maga folk do not want the government to do anything. In fact the federal government should just print money and keep a military. And maybe that FAA. It should be safe to fly. But all other regulation slows down enterprize. Since there is no global warming and even other parts like the EPA do not really "do" anything, leave it all to the states.

There is a problem then with patents and innovation. The government runs the patent office. But MAGA folk have no sympathy for the drug industry for instance. Make cheaper drugs!

They have no idea a drug company would not invest tens of millions in a cancer drug (they pay for all the hospital studies, for example) unless they could patent it and charge you a $500 000 a year. Or your insurance company. Which is...mostly...regulated too. By Obamacare law. You can no longer sell an insurance policy that covers nothing and denies every claim.

There are many modern conveniences that we take for granted but are only made possible by some control from the federal government. Also, a lot of safety in work and play is under state and federal guidance.

So this freedom element is something that is still floating around and affecting polls. Ever since Reagan planted the seed to hate governmnet as the meddling "regulation" we did not need. MAGA folk may not have voted at all before. Or answered polls. Now they can support Trump by 6% over Biden. Trump who never built a wall and bever kept back illegals. If he had, there would be no platform to run on. Abortion is gone, can't run on that anymore.

Other aspects of Trump the president were viewed in the same simplifying way. Trump was a better leader in the world! Why? Because he simply told other leaders what to do. Pay us for NATO! They did not*, but it is simply this attitude they want to hear. Make them foreigners suffer! We are not their piggy bank.

* NATO is not a fund. We do give arms to nations, but mostly non NATO countries.