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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.

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  • Sunday, March 30, 2008 07:29 PM

    Nice Trick, If He Can Do It

    I think, though, that this is where Rev. Jeremiah Wright's comments will hurt him the most. The comments didn't crop up until after Ohio, and Ohio's demographics are similar to those in Pennsylvania.

    He may not even lock up the Black vote in Pennsylvania's urban areas, at least not in Philly, so where he might help himself with his attempt to shmooze with 'blue-collar' guys (and gals), he's now going to have to balance Rev. Wright's toxic comments among Black voters and others who like and support Michael Nutter.

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