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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:00 AM

How Obama won Wisconsin

The Illinois senator did well with campus liberals, white men, crossover Republicans and independents, but he made inroads into Clinton's working-class base too.
By Edward McClelland

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  • Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:07 AM

    LeCastor

    Actually, the lessons of Carter are that the economy is incredibly important, image matters a lot in modern politics and that Republicans are willing to do anything, including make deals with America's enemies, to gain and retain power.

    he's just stroking your liberalism to get you to vote for him with sweet nothings he knows you love

    This is different from Clinton how?

    Personally, I don't think either is doing that and I think that they'll both manage to get quite a bit accomplished. I just happen to think Obama will be slightly better at it.

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