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Hillary: Working-Class Whites are Suckers
Hillary's latest "electability" argument: While most of Obama's supporters would support me as the nominee, many of my supporters (i.e., working class whites) would vote for McCain over Obama.
The subtext: Obama's supporters are smart; they understand their political, social, and economic interests. While they might prefer Obama over me, they correctly realize that I'm still miles better than McCain, and they'll vote accordingly. My supporters, however, are not so bright and tend to fall for the dirty tricks and divisiveness dealt by the GOP. In what's-the-matter-with-Kansas fashion, my voters are likely to get suckered into voting for McCain even though it's clearly against their own interests. I'm the only person that can un-sucker these voters.
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GOOBERS GOT GAME
Just cuz we sqeal like pigs and sit in our poop that does not mean we can't feel as guilty as them liberals.
Now go get me a beer softboy.
Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.
Obama/iPod '08
May 8, 2008 12:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
In the sentence "I'm the only person that can un-sucker these voters," you've focused the whole issue.
If she was about "un-suckering" those voters, it would show in her Senate career of working on rebuilding industry. It would be famous from the hearings she'd lead on NAFTA abuses. It would show on John Edwards' face as he stumped for her all over the country. We would have seen her standing in the bed of a pickup truck last November.
No, the real claim is "I"m the only one that can sucker these voters one more time."
May 8, 2008 1:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Interesting point, that goes straight to the heart of the stylistic difference between Hillary and Obama. Obama's goal will be to educate the "suckers" -- to teach them that no, the GOP has screwed you every time and will screw you again, and that yes, the Democrats are on your side and won't surrender to the terrorists.
In short, Obama will teach voters what they really need. Hillary, in contrast, will make voters think she is what they think they need.
May 8, 2008 1:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think Hillary, and the media, ignores that part of Hillary's recent victories have been due Republicans voting for her in those open primary states so that she can win the nomination, and so they can defeat her in November. So her "wins" are not true indicators of her electability. Actually, Hillary knows this so she is really saying something more broad - "the Democrats are suckers!"
May 8, 2008 1:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
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