It’s class and gender, not race
BTD:
The West Virginia exit polls indicate that he lost white voters 69-28. Astounding? Not really. In Ohio, Clinton won white voters 64-34. In Pennsylvania, Clinton won whites 63-37. Indiana? Whites went for Clinton 60-40. Massachusetts? Whites went for Clinton 58-40. Rhode Island? 63-31 for Clinton. North Carolina? 61-37. And the same in Arkansas, Tennessee, Maryland, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona, Missouri and so on.
Obama has won the white vote in Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Virginia, Colorado, Washington, Idaho, Utah, North Dakota, Nebraska, etc. West of the Mississippi all of them EXCEPT Wisconsin and VA.
West Virginia is not an anomaly. Obama’s white working class problem is EAST of the Mississippi. It is not just Appalachia. It MUST be addressed. Calling West Virginia names is not going to solve the problem….
It’s about empathy. It’s about an emotional connection to a president. Blue collar workers need their president. It’s about connecting with someone they believe gets their challenges, will fight for them, and find solutions that will make their lives better. What’s he going to do for me? Some people simply don’t relate to this guy, and that “some” is ever expanding the larger Obama’s map becomes and the deeper he gets into America. Oh, and she also shows up. As the map expands and the general election comes closer into view, The One is going to get less genuflecting and more shrugs. The general election is not a caucus.
It is beginning to look like the main reason for Obama’s red state caucus successes is the absence of voters, not the presence of new ones.
If I see one more headline about Senator Clinton’s victory in West Virgina that reads anything like this one “Clinton wins West Virginia, with race a factor”, I assure you I will do anything legal to make sure Senator Clinton becomes the next president of this country. The headlines should be: Democratic Party Nomination Process, misogyny a factor.
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