It is my understanding that American retirees as a group are one of the support bases for GWB and the Rethugs. It is hard to have sympathy for anyone who votes Republican yet cannot take care of themselves.  
No, they aren't. Rich, white retirees are more likely than not to be Republicans, but ordinary white people are not. It's just some people you know, not the many you don't.
I vote Republican, can take of myself and I have 14 families that depend on me (my employees) for good judgment.    How about that responsibility to navigate the PO waters.