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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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Sunday, March 30, 2008 08:14 PM

@ weeping for brunnhilde: An Answer to Your Question

Michael Nutter (Philadelphia's mayor, who is Black) was interviewed on ABC News last night about the upcoming primary and other political matters. He was asked about Rev. Wright's comments and whether Nutter would have stayed and supported Wright if it had been his church or pastor. Nutter said, "No" and gave a really reasoned and thoughtful response to the answer. Here's the link to the story:

http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=4549699

Now, Nutter is also Ivy League educated, he's smart and creative, and he has done a lot of good work in Philly. This is why I think Obama may have trouble. To date, there hasn't been a lot of pushback to Wright's comments from respected Black leaders. Nutter is respected in the city and in the Black community and has now spoken out.

—ljwalker53 Read ljwalker53's other letters

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