Who Does Obama Need to Sway?
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James Joyner | Monday, August 25, 2008 |
Today’s National Journal poll question: Pick the demographic group that Obama most needs to sway during the convention, with Women, Whites over 45, and Blue Collar Voters the proffered choices.
Once again, the breakdown of Left and Right bloggers varied dramatically:
Amusingly, also again, Left bloggers seem to be much less constrained by the given choices.
I picked Blue-collar workers, commenting, “A too young, rich black man is going to be a hard sell against a war hero.“
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.
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