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Behind the Curtain: The Republican welfare state

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Republicans spent decades railing against welfare recipients.

Now, they're deeply reliant on them to win elections.

Trump rose to power with the backing of the working class, then reoriented the party to focus on them as much as big business.

If Trump wins again, a big reason would be that this working-class coalition includes non-college-educated Hispanics .