For some reason the poorest states still maintain that red tint.

people most likely are not voting.

It's the more affluent in those states you need to point the finger at.

Not voting because you are poor is not an excuse.

I realize the affluent right wing is oppressing their vote, but that is all the more reason to make sure to get out the vote.

Sorry, the poor who do not vote are not in any way to blame.

They DO have an excuse. They are struggling to survive. Voting is a low priority. The poor don't have the leisure time nor the ability to get time off, even if they did see that voting might help them. They don't think voting will change their lives and it usually doesn't. I'm just saying, don't heap blame on the poor. It's misdirected.

The more poor you have, the less voting. And now we have even more efforts to oppress their votes. I'm all for trying to corral the poor to the polls, but it is a hard thing to do I know from experience.

Point the finger at the creators of these problems.

Religious right wing nuts. Living off of their pension, SS and relying on Medicare for healthcare. Yet they vote Republican.