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Monday, March 31, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama, working-class hero?

On a bus tour through Pennsylvania, Obama tries to impress blue-collar white voters. He'll need them to keep the state close in April -- or to win it in November.
By Mike Madden

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  • Monday, March 31, 2008 11:09 AM

    @brunnhilde

    If the nomination process were perfect then of course it wouldn't be ethical for a group of VIPs to overturn the popular vote.

    But, as we've seen, the process practically begs for manipulation by opponents.

    The key point here is whether or not the votes are close or not. If one wins by a wide margin then the opponent's manipulation can be safely ignored. But if it's close...

    P.S. And yes -- the superdelegates were created essentially as tie-breakers. Their purpose is to vote for the candidate they believe will win the election.

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